Taken from Orongo, the southern part of the island, this photograph shows the edge of the crater around the volcanic cone, Rano Kau. This area is known as Vai Atare and is where the legendary founder of the island, Hotu Matu'a was supposed to have lived. Here can be found petroglyphs, simple house foundations, earth ovens and ahu (raised stone platforms used for worship). The photograph was taken looking east towards mainland Chile, 2,300 miles away.