This story concerns events during and after the Festival of San Juan in Iquitos, Peru. The story deals with the mystery surrounding a missing necklace. One of the main characters is a 'bruja' or soceress. The main themes of the story concern jealousy, anger, retribution, love, sex, seduction, theft, and problem-solving.
Victoria selected four round stones from the box, each of different color, and arranged them diagonally like a cross. Now she spun the Magician card and noted where the hat pointed, always at one of the four colored stones. Inhaling deeply from the pipe, she said, “I see jealousy and envy here. And also sadness.” This was at the red stone.” She spun the card again until it pointed at the blue stone. “Here there is only love and affection. It has lasted a long time.” ----------------------------- “I would not ask you this unless I really needed to, but I want you to seduce Juan Garcia. Can you do this for me?” “Oh Maria, how could you ask this?” “I have my reasons and they are very good but I cannot tell you.” “Don’t worry about paying me, if the reasons are good, even though I don’t know them, I’ll do it as your friend, besides Ana is not my friend, she’s always been a little distant to me. Besides, Juan is handsome.”
About S. Jay Smith
S. Jay Smith is a fellow in the Explorers Club in NYC and a member of the Cosmos Club in Washington, DC. He has published >50 scientific manuscripts in statistics. He has traveled widely throughout Latin America and been on several jungle expeditions into the Amazonian Jungle. He is particularly familar with Peru and is fluent in Spanish.
This story concerns events during and after the Festival of San Juan in Iquitos, Peru. The story deals with the mystery surrounding a missing necklace. One of the main characters is a 'bruja' or soceress. The main themes of the story concern jealousy, anger, retribution, love, sex, seduction, theft, and problem-solving.
S. Jay Smith is a fellow in the Explorers Club in NYC and a member of the Cosmos Club in Washington, DC. He has published >50 scientific manuscripts in statistics. He has traveled widely throughout Latin America and been on several jungle expeditions into the Amazonian Jungle. He is particularly familar with Peru and is fluent in Spanish.