Moai statue with topknots (pukao) at Ahu Nau-Nau on Anakena beach- Easter Island, Chile

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Moai statue with topknots (pukao) at Ahu Nau-Nau on Anakena beach- Easter Island, Anakena is a white coral sand beach in Rapa Nui National Park on Rapa Nui (Easter Island), a Chilean island in the Pacific Ocean. Anakena has two ahus, one with a single moai and the other with six. It also has a palm grove and a car is unusual for Easter Island in that it is one of only two small sandy beaches in an otherwise rocky coastline.

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Size: 5280px × 3516px
Location: Ahu Tahai, Easter Island, Chile, South America
Photo credit: © foxphotoruins / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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