Orongo, Rapa Nui National Park

Name: Orongo
Address: Rapa Nui National Park, Chile
Telephone: +56 32 210 0827

#4 among attractions in Rapa Nui National Park

Top attraction, Archaeological site, Historical place, Body of water, More...

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ꞌOrongo is a stone village and ceremonial center at the southwestern tip of Rapa Nui. It consists of a collection of low, sod-covered, windowless, round-walled buildings with even lower doors positioned on the high south-westerly tip of the large volcanic caldera called Rano Kau. Below Orongo on one side a 300-meter barren cliff face drops down to the ocean; on the other, a more gentle but still very steep grassy slope leads down to a freshwater marsh inside the high caldera. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 873 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 27°11'21"S, 109°26'35"W

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Rapa Nui National Park Chile

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Day trips

Orongo – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ana Kai Tangata, Tahai Ceremonial Complex, Puna Pau, Rano Kau.

2 miN
Cave
Ana Kai Tangata, Hanga Roa
50 min walk • Ana Kai Tangata is a sea cave in Easter Island that contains rock art of terns on its ceiling. It is located near Mataveri, and the cave opens up directly to the incoming surf. The cave is accessible and one of the most visited caves in Easter Island.
3.5 miN
Historical place, Archaeological site, Sculpture
Tahai Ceremonial Complex, Hanga Roa
91 min walk • Nestled on the remote Easter Island, known locally as Rapa Nui, lies the Tahai Ceremonial Complex, a testament to the island's enigmatic past. Located in the city of Hanga Roa, this archaeological site offers visitors a glimpse into the ancient Rapa Nui civilization...
3.7 miNE
Archaeological site
Puna Pau, Hanga Roa
94 min walk • Maunga Puna Pau is a small crater or cinder cone and prehistoric quarry on the outskirts of Hanga Roa in the south west of Easter Island. Puna Pau gives its name to one of the seven regions of the Rapa Nui National Park.
1.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Rano Kau, Rapa Nui National Park
28 min walk • Rano Kau is a 324 m tall dormant volcano that forms the southwestern headland of Easter Island, a Chilean island in the Pacific Ocean.
5.9 miNE
Archaeological site, Sculpture, Historical place
Ahu Akivi, Rapa Nui National Park
151 min walk • Ahu Akivi is a particular sacred place on the Chilean island of Rapa Nui, looking out towards the Pacific Ocean. The site has seven moai, all of equal shape and size, and is also known as a celestial observatory that was set up around the 16th century.
3.1 miN
Church
Holy Cross Church, Hanga Roa
79 min walk • The Holy Cross Church, also known as Hanga Roa Church or simply Catholic Church of Hanga Roa is the name of the religious building affiliated with the Catholic Church in the "Te Pito Te Henua" Street in the city of Hanga Roa, the capital and greater city of the Easter Island, a Territory of Chile in the Pacific Ocean.
2.4 miE
Archaeological site, Ruins, Historical place
Ahu Vinapu, Rapa Nui National Park
61 min walk • Ahu Vinapu is an archaeological site on Rapa Nui in Eastern Polynesia. The ceremonial center of Vinapu includes one of the larger ahu on Rapa Nui. The ahu exhibits extraordinary stonemasonry consisting of large, carefully fitted slabs of basalt. The American archaeologist, William Mulloy investigated the site in 1958.
2.4 miN
27°9'15"S • 109°26'20"W
Caleta Hanga Piko, Hanga Roa
63 min walk • Sailing, Scuba and snorkeling, Historical and heritage tours
3.8 miN
Specialty museum, Museum, History museum
Museo Antropológico Padre Sebastián Englert, Hanga Roa
97 min walk • The Father Sebastian Englert Anthropological Museum is a museum in the town of Hanga Roa on Rapa Nui in Chilean Polynesia. Named for the Bavarian missionary, Fr.
0.9 miSW
Island
Motu Iti, Rapa Nui National Park
23 min walk • Motu Iti, or Little island in the Rapa Nui language, is a small uninhabited islet near Motu Nui, about a mile from Rano Kau on the south western corner of Easter Island, a Chilean island in the Pacific.
3 miN
Football, Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue
Hanga Roa Stadium
77 min walk • The Hanga Roa Stadium is a football stadium in Hanga Roa, the capital Easter Island a territory of Chile. It is the home ground of the CF Rapa Nui, the Easter Island football team. The stadium holds about 1,000 people.