‘Orongo is a stone village and ceremonial center at the southwestern tip of Rapa Nui (Easter Island). It was investigated and restored in 1974 by American archaeologist William Mulloy and his Chilean colleague, Gonzalo Figueroa García-Huidobro. Orongo enjoys a dramatic location on the crater lip of Rano Kau at the point where a 250 meter sea cliff converges with the inner wall of the crater of Rano Kau. ‘Orongo now has world heritage status as part of the Rapa Nui National Park.
‘Orongo is a stone village and ceremonial center at the southwestern tip of Rapa Nui (Easter Island). It was investigated and restored in 1974 by American archaeologist William Mulloy and his Chilean colleague, Gonzalo Figueroa García-Huidobro. Orongo enjoys a dramatic location on the crater lip of Rano Kau at the point where a 250 meter sea cliff converges with the inner wall of the crater of Rano Kau. ‘Orongo now has world heritage status as part of the Rapa Nui National Park.