Charlie is suddenly orphaned at seventeen Losing the will to finish high school, he sets off on a journey to Central America to follow in the footsteps of his parents and an adventure they had taken long before he was born Two worlds collide as the young American travels south to the ancient Mayan ruins in the Pet n, the jungle shrouded interior of Guatemala Here, the mCharlie is suddenly orphaned at seventeen Losing the will to finish high school, he sets off on a journey to Central America to follow in the footsteps of his parents and an adventure they had taken long before he was born Two worlds collide as the young American travels south to the ancient Mayan ruins in the Pet n, the jungle shrouded interior of Guatemala Here, the military rules with an iron fist, and he joins a native tribe in their struggle against all odds to survive.