The Andes Mountains of present-day Peru and Ecuador provide the setting for this adventure novel. The story develops during the government of Tupac Inca Yupanqui, second ruler of the Tahuantirtsuyo empire, son of Pachacutec: the greatest of the Inca emperors. This book provides a meticulously accurate portrayal of the customs and history of the Incas and of their modern descendants, the "Saraguro, within the context of exciting adventures.