The Wind from Others

Abstract

Raquel Ochoa, now 35 years old, left Lisbon, heading for South America, with no travel plans drawn up. She visited four countries: Costa Rica, Peru, Chile and Argentina (Argentine Patagonia). Within these countries he visited various cities and regions. He never knew which would be his next stop. The only place she knew she had to go was Machu Picchu. She usually made these trips alone. She met three friends in Costa Rica and spent a few days with them, but they returned to Lisbon. She met lots of people that had a great impact on her life. She made a friend called Rita who was from Sintra. She even adopted a dog, for a brief period of time, while she was in Chile and named it "Pura Vida" (a phrase repeated by the people of Costa Rica). Needless to say, the separation was not easy. He learned that "to travel is to lose people". But still, that was no reason not to continue. At the end of this book he continued his journey to the South of Brazil.