Exotické destinácie Exotic destinations
phe with the lack of water? Why were
they fighting against each other until
almost total liquidation? Where did the
sophisticated builders of the statues disappear? Why the name “The Navel of
the World” when it is actually the small
backcountry?
The end of this small civilization is,
however, in spite of first impression not
so distant for us. We also often think
about ourselves that we are something
extra and the navel of the world. We destroy the nature and fight against each
other. And therefor I do not know if the
similar future is not waiting for us one
day…
preserved moai stand here, four of them
have red hats pukao.
We are planning to get on the highest
volcano of the island, 600 metres high
crater Terevaka. We are looking for
the way. We are rising from the field
road till it becomes gradually almost
impassable. I am riding down to the
ground, our small offroad is bouncing
on the rocky hillside of the volcanic crater in the steep bank. In the end we are
on the top just in time. Last rays are illuminating the border of the grass-grown
crater, we can see the whole island and
in the west the sun is setting to the water of the ocean in the “blood bath”.
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Beautiful. I would place the “navel” of
the island right here.
In the evening in the local natural “theatre” we are enjoying the most amazing
dance show I have ever seen. Baldly
dressed, fighting painted dancers are
whirling on the stage for more than an
hour without break. Wild fighting dances with capers to the one metre heigth
were alternated with slower sexi “Tahitian” waving of hips of the dancers.
Next day we are going to the southwest
promontory of the island to the reservation Orongo to crater Rano Kau. The
walls are falling steep inside the crater
which bottom is covered by bog creating small pools. On the most south
border of the crater is reconstructed historical settlement of the original inhabitants - Orongo. Houses are half buried
in the ground with short, only about 50
cm high entries. Here are also several
boulders with petroglyphs.
Three days were enough for exploration of the whole island. The island is,
however, still covered by the cloak of
the secret and questions. Why did the
aboriginals cut all the trees on the island
and cause by it the ecological catastro-
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About the author
It was my parents who probably cultivated my love for travelling. They
travelled with us already in our childhood as far as the “iron curtain”
allowed. Later, as a student, I worked as an external guide in travelling
agency Čedok. After the opening of
frontiers the world opened for us and
I could fully hand over the love for
travelling to my children. This travelling passion is not failing me and I
always say - “ it does not matter where I am, the main is that my bottom is
strutting about on the way”.
We are travelling to the exotic countries to look for new surroundings,
experiences and people. However,
the most important what can we find
there are we ourselves.
Vladimír Mego
Traveller