Why a Booktrail?
2000s: All characters and places in Vila Pacifica are fictional and any resemblance to current day Ecuador is not intended. Sounds intriguing in any sense of the word..
Vila Pacifica
What you need to know before your trail
As Ute and her husband Jerry travel to a remote area on the west coast of South America, they decide to visit a recently established eco retreat called Villa Pacifica.
The Vila is a different kind of resort -luxury yet in the middle of a remote and arid landscape – run by a group of eccentric expats, and one which boasts an exotic menagerie of animals which have been rescued from traffickers.
One day, terror comes to the island in the form of a huge storm. Travellers and locals are left to fend for themselves. Soon the world of Villa Pacifica starts to reveal itself -Madness begins to take hold, and everybody starts questioning themselves and their own sanity.
Travel Guide
Half a day in the oasis of Vila Pacifica had remove her from the grim realities of the local economy
Vila Pacifica – that’s the peaceful place isn’t it?
Although there are no real locations in the book to speak of, the novel evokes a ‘Lost-type’ plot that keeps building momentum with every page. A very surreal and unusual novel inspired by the lush green landscapes of Ecuador.
Fictional settings
All places are fictional yet so evocative of the landscape of a wild and exciting travel destination in a fictional country in South America –
Agua Sagrad – where the grave of Oswaldo Joven is thought to be
Puerto Seco – where villa Pacifica is said to be located. it is a fishing vilage
Cloud Forest – an artisan comunity in the cloud forest hills
Oswaldo Joven is mentioned as being a painter who painted the Three lives of Mikel – the painting which inspired the journey
Manteno national park – a dry tropicl forest
The concept of Weather anomolies such as El Nino and wormholes are alluded to and explored in this novel and to an amazing affect!
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