Hopefully this morning I can successfully post some pics as the internet is finally working (sort of ) with my Laptop. Yesterday I did a full day tour of the "Heads" and the day before a half day tour explaining the bird man competition. Young men would climb down the cliffs and swim to an offshore island, collecting a local birds egg and then swim back and climb cliffs to deliver unbroken egg to the King. Whoever did this first would become King for the next year.
Sort of monarchy by trial. Novel idea.
Here goes with Pics.
My first Pisco Sour
Civiche (raw fish in lemon juice) yummy
Restaurant cat
Good tight brickwork
Another cat, lots of cats and dogs here
Surfs up
another restaurant
Self explanatory
A "Malcolm Fraser" lying down
Near where heads were quarried
Malcom Fraser
These guys represent the 7 clans and 8 subclass (15) in total. These clans were each awarded part of the island and all clans worked together to make the heads. That is until, resources became short and they started fighting with one another.
Middle one has a hat on
Beach
Island that competitors would swim to
Houses for competitor families
One of two main volcanic craters
A hat
fine masonry
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