Moais In The Ceremonial Platform Ahu At Tongariki Beach, Rapa Nui Easter Island Royalty-Free Stock Photography

Ahu Tongariki is the largest ahu on Easter Island. Its moai were toppled during the island`s civil wars and in the twentieth century the ahu was swept inland by a tsunami. It has since been restored and has fifteen moai including an 86 tonne moai that was the heaviest ever erected on the island. Ahu Tongariki is one kilometer from Rano Raraku and Poike in the Hotu-iti area of Rapa Nui National Park. All the moai here face sunset during Summer Solstice. Ahu Tongariki was the main centre and capital of the Hotu Iti, the eastern confederation of the Rapanui.