ANA KAI TANGATA
A cave near the center of Hanga Roa, where you can observe rock paintings depicting the birdman.
Close to the center of Hanga Roa, it is a cave where you can observe rock paintings representing the birdman. Go there with a guide to better understand its cultural and historical significance. For example, you will learn that, for some, the name of the cave means "where men are eaten", probably in reference to ancestral anthropophagous ceremonies; for others, using oral tradition, Kai means "to teach": the cave could have been a place of learning to build boats...
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