Moai Under the Sea There are plenty of legends explaining the presence of a moai, or statue under the sea off the coast of Easter Island. Such is the case of the Submerged Moai, which even inspired the making of the TV series Iorana. The truth is that today there are two submerged moai the real one and the fictional. Location The myth says that the ship that carried the historic Island moai to another place of Chile sank off Hanga Pico (Hidden Bay), on the southeast side of the island, between Hanga Roa and Mataveri. Location Features Hidden Bay is very important within the island because it is where the boat that brings supplies to the island twice a year docks. It is also one of the best places to practice diving on the island. Because it is on these shores which concentrates the search for the mysterious submerged moai. Climate The climate on the Easter Island is of maritime subtropical characteristics, the average relative humidity reaches 77%. Most rainfall occurs throughout the year even exceeding 1000 mm. annual average, with the wettest month being May and September the driest. The average annual temperature is 20.6 º C. The maximum average temperatures (23.3 º C) occur in March and the minimum average temperatures (17.9 º C) occur during August. Site History There are many stories surrounding the Submerged Moai however one is true. The story told by the people and the researcher Michel García Baral, specialist diver from France and director of the society maritime exploration company Orca Ltda, located in Hanga Roa, it is a former national carrier vessel named “Pinto” that in 1957 wanted to take one of these stone figures, due to bad weather this figure fell into the sea and that until today has not been found. The ship’s log maintained that tried to hold the statue with a cable, but this was cut and the moai fell heavily to an estimated depth of 80 meters. On the other hand, another false moai to hade to respond to the myth that the TV series “Iorana” recreated. With the help of the artisans Benedicto Tuki and Keno Huke, a monolith whose head and part of the trunk measured four meters was built and placed 40 meters deep, in the form of bed as if it were buried in the seabed, at about 300 yards offshore north of the island. Flora and Fauna Despite its subtropical climate, the flora of the island is pretty poor, almost 90% of the surface is dry and grassy covered by introduced more exotic plants. Among the most interesting species of the Easter Island may the following be mentioned: The toromiro and Easter Island palm. At the same time, the fauna is equally bleak. Among the mammals are only introduced species such as mice and common rat. In the case of terrestrial reptiles are two endemic species, the Moko Uru-uru kahu and Moko Uriuri. Attractions The main attraction of this part of the island is the possibility of taking a diving course or getting the equipment to dive and get to know the depths of the sea, especially going in search of the Submerged Moai and perhaps finding it. You can visit the corals and reefs that embellish the underwater landscape. Access Easter Island is located in front of the town of Caldera in the 27 º 09 ‘south latitude and 109 º 27′ west longitude. It is the furthest island from other lands of the world. It is located at 3,700 km. from the american continent at 4,600 km. from Tahiti and 7,000 km. from New Zealand. The most common access to Easter Island is by air, which is served by LAN Chile, with two weekly flights. The flight takes 6 hours and departs from the Comodoro Arturo Merino Benitez airport in Santiago and reaches Mataveri. After reaching Easter Island the aircraft continues the flight to Papeete, Tahiti’s capital. Another possibility is to arrive by boat; the trip takes 6 days between Valparaiso and Hanga Roa. waytogochile/blog/moai/ waytogochile/ #Moai #Chile #Tourism #Travel #Vacation #EasterIsland
Posted on: Mon, 22 Sep 2014 14:59:10 +0000
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