Randomness: can not otherwise be revealed this navel of the earth in a clearly wrong. The same chance that was wrecked here a royal subjects with plants and birds in tow. The megalomaniac towering statues with their backs to the sea seem vain and desperate attempt to defeat this terrible possibilities, here so obvious, to find a reason, at least one direction, and finding in 166 square kilometers. But the space is too little and too loud to ignore Ocean mysterious questions as profound as life and fear.
Only fear can give the power to sculpt the mountains giant stone monoliths of tens of meters and hundreds of tons. Fear and the incredible survival instinct allowed to carry them along the coasts and to erect, with stones and sticks, as powerful protectors, desperate human response to the unknown. In concept, in reality, nothing new compared to the rest of the world. However, it remains the charm of a place so unique, wild and exquisitely human.
But what we know of the history of this land is very little, the fact that when they run out the spaces in America, the Creoles of children conquistadores have addressed the 'attention to Polynesia. The massacre was swift and humiliation continued officially until 1960, when Rapa Nui has ceased to be the courtyard of the Chilean army and its people (400 survivors) are now full citizens.
But we insist that the leap is too long, the gateway to Oceania, another people, another deep and fascinating culture, other massacres. If not quite another story, certainly another dimension. And in all honesty the matter is too much, we prefer to stay with her head between the Andes and from the heart to be crushed by these giant moai . the evening, imprisoned by the tropical rain and continues to play dice, making us realize that once again, roll to roll sooner or later a Yatze exit.