On October 12, 1492, Columbus landed on a small island in Central America. The event changed the world in ways that neither Europeans nor Native Americans could ever have imagined. Two different cultures suddenly came into contact with each other. And neither was ever the same again. The main characters in this book, Pablo and Quiauhxochitl, experience a story of love and cultural discovery in the city of Tenochtitlán. And it's all told by a friendly old man in the main square of Mexico City. Discover right now the reasons that transformed the Aztec, Mayan, and Inca civilizations into something so magnificent and admired, even today.