In 1886, Colonel Hernan Moreno, an Intelligence Officer in the Peruvian Army is captured on the border with Ecuador during a border dispute. He, his faithful Sargent Garcia and three of his wounded are taken to the fortified hacienda of San Rafael near the town of Banos de Aqua Santa in Ecuador. Whilst there he is able to smuggle letters home. Each letter tells a different story about many places, people and their customs of South America and the final letter reaches a climax in the lives of all at San Rafael. They include: Letter One - The PrisonerLetter Two - The GrandfatherLetter Three - The Salvation of BaNosLetter Four - The PadreLetter Five - The Lost AlpacaLetter Six - The Shoeshine BoyLetter Seven - At the End of the WorldLetter Eight - The Simpleton of YanahuaraLetter Nine - The Road to good HopeLetter Ten - The Execution