"A couple survives in the center of the capital city, without feeling at home. Marina, the narrator, is the granddaughter of a Peruvian migrant and works in the archives of the Museum of Natural and Social History, while Pascale carries the tradition of her Lafkenche family from the island of Chilco, in the south of the country, subsisting on carpentry work. Her best friend, Leila, had to leave Haiti to try her luck in this country, which is moving steadily towards destruction. The collapse of a building on Gran Avenida, the sinkholes that begin to appear without a cause and a social movement that is determined to demolish everything are the signs of a downward spiral that seems irreversible, while the couple and their friend organize themselves and fight for a more dignified existence. It is at that moment that Marina and Pascale decide to migrate to Chilco, where the promise of a fuller life seems possible, far from the exploitation and colonial violence of the Capital. Chilco is, then, the symbol of a space where the cultures of this continent can express themselves." -- Translation provided by NLS
