Aku-Aku: El Secreto De LA Isla De Pascua/Aku-Aku : The Secret of Easter Island

Rating:
Summary: A great book
Review: This a great book for those who like real adventures. It makes you feel like you are taking part of an archeological expedition. The only defect that I found is that it is a little long for its content.

Rating:
Summary: Fantastic
Review: Yes, this is a thick book...but a richly told adventure full of personable characters. The author, his crew and his family spent one year on Easter Island. The purpose: to find archeological treasures and uncover the mysteries of the past. They came with just the right attitude to find success. Without the superior attitude that one often finds in similar adventure stories, they let an open mind and curiosity lead the way. Like any population anywhere, they enounter good people and bad, both the wise and the ignorant. But time, patience, hard work, and respect for the present culture eventually bring success. The result: one of the most intriguing mysteries of all time is brought to light. How many times have we heard that the mysterious statues on Easter Island could be the result of a past alien invasion? Well, the present day inhabitants of Easter Island would certainly find that humorous. Nobody bothered to ask them how the multi-ton statues were moved. When asked they not only explained, they demonstrated. Mystery solved. Yet, judging by how many times Easter Island is mentioned along with Atlantis and the Bermuda triangle one would think that this book had never been written.
Don't avoid reading because it's long...even if you skipped through, you'd still uncover much that is worthwhile and interesting. Native people's all over the world have so much to teach "civilized" societies, if only we would listen. Their history has been handed down verbally through the centuries, in much the same way as other Polynesian wanderers (the Maori) and all kinds of tidbits can be garnered. I was fascinated.

Rating:
Summary: Fantastic
Review: Yes, this is a thick book...but a richly told adventure full of personable characters. The author, his crew and his family spent one year on Easter Island. The purpose: to find archeological treasures and uncover the mysteries of the past. They came with just the right attitude to find success. Without the superior attitude that one often finds in similar adventure stories, they let an open mind and curiosity lead the way. Like any population anywhere, they enounter good people and bad, both the wise and the ignorant. But time, patience, hard work, and respect for the present culture eventually bring success. The result: one of the most intriguing mysteries of all time is brought to light. How many times have we heard that the mysterious statues on Easter Island could be the result of a past alien invasion? Well, the present day inhabitants of Easter Island would certainly find that humorous. Nobody bothered to ask them how the multi-ton statues were moved. When asked they not only explained, they demonstrated. Mystery solved. Yet, judging by how many times Easter Island is mentioned along with Atlantis and the Bermuda triangle one would think that this book had never been written.
Don't avoid reading because it's long...even if you skipped through, you'd still uncover much that is worthwhile and interesting. Native people's all over the world have so much to teach "civilized" societies, if only we would listen. Their history has been handed down verbally through the centuries, in much the same way as other Polynesian wanderers (the Maori) and all kinds of tidbits can be garnered. I was fascinated.