Jippii taal paasiais saarella sununtaina joku suomalainen turisti on ottanu palan naitten pyhimman patsaan korvasta ja on nyt spudussa. Oon joutunu ukottaa et oon venalainen vois muuten tulla tukalia tilanteita paikallisten kaa koko saari puuhu siit suomalaisesta urposta miten voi olla mahdollista et samaan aikaan ku ma tuun tanne ni joku suomalainen saheltaa huolella taa on kai pahin pyhain havaistys mita on ikina tapahtu saarella.
FINNISH TOURIST CUTS OFF MOAI EAR A Finnish tourist was caught Monday evening while cutting off one of the ears of a moai sculpture, one of the ancient and mysterious stone statues on Chile’s Eastern Island. He was consequently taken into custody by the National Forestry Cooperation (Conaf).The 26 year-old Marko Kulju, visiting Eastern Island since Friday, was so impressed by the beauty of the moai, as he told the police, that he decided to cut off the ear and bring it home as souvenir. He fled from the scene after being discovered by an Eastern Island resident who immediately reported him to Conaf.The Finnish tourist risks a jail time sentence and paying a fine of up to US$19,000.SOURCE: LA TERCERA, EL MERCURIO
FINNISH TOURIST CUTS OFF MOAI EAR A Finnish tourist was caught Monday evening while cutting off one of the ears of a moai sculpture, one of the ancient and mysterious stone statues on Chile’s Eastern Island. He was consequently taken into custody by the National Forestry Cooperation (Conaf).The 26 year-old Marko Kulju, visiting Eastern Island since Friday, was so impressed by the beauty of the moai, as he told the police, that he decided to cut off the ear and bring it home as souvenir. He fled from the scene after being discovered by an Eastern Island resident who immediately reported him to Conaf.The Finnish tourist risks a jail time sentence and paying a fine of up to US$19,000.SOURCE: LA TERCERA, EL MERCURIO
Finnish tourist allegedly breaks an ear from an Easter Island statue
SANTIAGO, Chile - A Finnish tourist faces prison and a fine of $1,900 if convicted of breaking a piece of volcanic rock from one of the massive Moai statues on Easter Island.
Twenty-six-year-old Marko Kulju is in custody. His tattoos gave him away.
A Rapanui woman says she surprised him as he broke off part of the ear from a statue above Anakena beach. She says he fled the scene with the hunk of rock.
The Moai statues were carved by the Rapanui to represent deceased ancestors between 400 and 1,000 years ago. Some stand more than 25 metres tall.
They gaze out on the south Pacific more than 1,000 nautical miles off Chile, which annexed Easter Island in the 19th century.
Twenty-six-year-old Marko Kulju is in custody. His tattoos gave him away.
A Rapanui woman says she surprised him as he broke off part of the ear from a statue above Anakena beach. She says he fled the scene with the hunk of rock.
The Moai statues were carved by the Rapanui to represent deceased ancestors between 400 and 1,000 years ago. Some stand more than 25 metres tall.
They gaze out on the south Pacific more than 1,000 nautical miles off Chile, which annexed Easter Island in the 19th century.