Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1. Heart of Darkness: The Conquistador Legacy Chapter 2. Trails of Discovery Chapter 3. The Poison Chalice: Women in History Chapter 4. The Limache Valley Chapter 5. Riches from the Sea Chapter 6. The Flowering Desert: The Norte Chico Chapter 7. 2010 Earthquake Chapter 8.
Sundays with Don Guido Chapter 9. Rapa Nui (Easter Island) Chapter 10. Mummies in the Desert: The Norte Grande Chapter 11. Silence: The Undigested Past Chapter 12. Gracias a la Vida Chapter 13. Señora Gilda: Poverty in Person Chapter 14. In the Land of the Monkey Puzzle Tree Chapter 15. The Open Wound of the Araucanía Chapter 16.
Araña de Rincon: The Spider in the Corner Chapter 17. Patagonia Chapter 18. The Unluckiest Botanist in the World Chapter 19. September 11 Chapter 20. House of Shame: Domestic Violence Chapter 21. Robinson Crusoe Island (Juan Fernández Archipelago) Chapter 22. Chile Rising, or the Estallido Social Chapter 23. Paradise Valley: Valparaíso Chapter 24.
The Right to Live in Peace Chapter 25. Crossroads Chapter 26. Water Chapter 27. The 2020 Plague Year Chapter 28. Cambia Todo Cambia: Everything Changes Postscript Notes Select Bibliography.