Tour Easter Island: The Amazing Bird Men of Orongo – Part 1

The cult of the Bird Man is one of the most engrossing stories in Easter Island (Rapa Nui) history and there is still a yearly Bird Man Competition! Until 1861 when missionaries arrived, an annual Bird Man Competition took place at Orongo Ceremonial Center on top of Ranu Kau Volcano. Seven chiefs and their families would arrive and wait until migratory frigate birds arrived at two island off shore and laid their eggs.

Watch the video for the entire and unbelievable story. There isn’t enough money in the world to ever coax me to enter that competition…

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