Huella de tigre
Lima: Estación La Cultura, 2021. First Edition. Paperback. 213p., wrps. New. Item #81017
ISBN: 9786124647147
Cristina's trip to Puerto Maldonado to visit the recently inaugurated Billinghurst Bridge, the longest in Peru, brings unexpected discoveries. As access has been blocked, Cristina with her boyfriend João and Nieve, his silent daughter, end up staying in Huepetuhe, also known as “The Golden City” for being the center of illegal mining in Madre de Dios. It is not a place for a woman and even less for a girl, they warn him, but they let themselves be carried away by circumstances and enter the unexpected: a jungle in constant predation, a lawless place where sexual freedom is lived between nightclubs, brothels, porn movies in hotels and the look of prostituted girls. Tati, a transvestite born in Europe, will become a guide, not only at the territorial level, but also on Cristina's emotional map, that puts his affections into question. Her conservative upbringing from Lima and her dormant traumas surface during the days she spends in Huepetuhe, even more so after meeting Leoncio, a man made to measure for that world. It is also a trip to raise awareness about the country, corruption, failures as a homeland, postponements. For this reason, each step that Cristina takes raises a single question that, deep down, is the same one that we all ask ourselves at some point: When will we be able to open our eyes to love and life? the failures as a homeland, the postponements. For this reason, each step that Cristina takes raises a single question that, deep down, is the same one that we all ask ourselves at some point: When will we be able to open our eyes to love and life? the failures as a homeland, the postponements. For this reason, each step that Cristina takes raises a single question that, deep down, is the same one that we all ask ourselves at some point: When will we be able to open our eyes to love and life?
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