1489-16: The Ahu's direction, central places of the Rapa Nui's religion, provoked a lot of questioning, sometimes leading to fanciful theories. Some people thought it had something to do with astrology or even with astronomy: nowadays we know that it has nothing to do with that. The Moai on its Ahu is the incarnation of the ancient tribal chief. With its protective eyes it transmits its power received by the sky: the Mana to people living in the village in front of it. Only the village determines the Ahu's direction.
The true story of Easter Island.
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