We are still at Rano Raraku but this time, we are on the other side of the hills from the first Rano Raraku pictures. Now we are inside the ancient volcano, in the caldera. The pictures are somewhat in sequence looking at the caldera, from right to left. So the first photo is the right side, the second the middle, and the third the left side.

In the first photo, you can see some moai (statues) on the side of the caldera. Who knows if they were placed there or abandoned there.

All three ancient volcanoes on the island have fresh water lakes inside them. You can see the Rano Raraku caldera lake in the second and third photos.

Also in the third photo, you will see some horses. They appear to be wild as they were everywhere on the island – and I mean everywhere. They were all over the countryside plus in town, in people’s yards, at the bank, on the beach, everywhere. Our guide said that they were all owned and branded but that no one could afford to keep them, so they just let them roam free and find their own food. Our guide said that today there are about 4300 Rapa Nui (native) people on Easter Island and about 4300 horses. There are also dogs wandering all over the island as well, along with plenty of cats.

And yes, our guide said that there was one variety of fish in the lake but I forgot my fishing pole.