Ahu Akivi is constituted by seven Moai. According to different studies this Ahu was built between the years 1442 y 1600 and it was later restored in 1960-1961 by the archologists W. Mulloy y G. Figueroa. The middle platform measures 38 meters and in total it has a length of 90 meters. The seven statues were brought from the quarry of Rano Raraku which is located 15 kms away from this site. 

This is the only Ahu where its Moai are facing the ocean towards some island in the Polynesian triangle. Part of the oral tradition says that these Moai represent the first voyagers that arrived in the island, sent by the king Hotu Matu’a in a mission to find a territory, in direction to the sun, that his royal advisor saw in a revealing dream.

This is an archeological site with unique characteristics given by its singular location and astronomical orientation. With these alignments they would have a better knowledge of the seasons and the times when it was best for agricultural tasks. It is located in the south-west flank of the volcano Maunga Terevaka, the highest point of the island, and 2.6 kms away from the middle-west coast. This location is already significant given that the majority of the platforms in the island were located in the coasts. From the small amount of Ahu located in the interior of the island, Ahu Akivi is the most important one.