Rapa Iti Island, which is the summit of an ancient extinct volcano, is part of the Tubuai archipelago of French Polynesia. It is a rather small island, its area is about 40 sq. km, and the height is 650 m.
Rapa Ity Island was discovered by the Englishman J. Vancouver in 1791. In 2002, only 497 people lived on the island. The residents are mainly involved in the cultivation of coconut trees.
The island would have remained unknown to the general public if, by coincidence, the expedition of Thor Heyerdahl had not come to it. Quite unexpectedly, Thor Heyerdahl stumbled upon unusual colossal buildings in the mountains of this island.
In the book of Aku Aku, in the chapter entitled "Moronga Uta, the city of ruins under the clouds," these structures are described as follows:
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Huge basalt debris, hundreds of thousands of these debris, lifted to the tops of the mountains from the valley - were the Papuans able to do such a job? And the exact fit of solid basalt blocks to each other without any binder, the very masonry of huge walls - does not all this resemble the walls of Cusco or Saxahuaman? And why did the Papuans need to climb to the tops of the mountains, drag huge stones there and build huge structures, if fertile valleys were spread out nearby?
Unfortunately, the mysterious ruins on the Rapa Iti Island have not yet been explored. There is only confirmation of Thor Heyerdahl, which he cites in his book. But, unfortunately, this indication of Thor Heyerdahl is rather tendentious.