Motu Nui, Motu Iti and Motu Kao Kao — © 2014 Peter Marble
These islets on the south-west coast of Easter Island (Rapa Nui) can be seen from the ceremonial village of Orongo on the Rano Kau volcano. Once a year members of the Bird Man cult swam to Motu Nui, the largest islet, collected a Sooty Tern egg and raced back to be first up the cliff to Orongo.
Six days on Easter Island during a month in Chile was perhaps our favourite part of that 2008 trip.
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