The Bitter Syrup

The story takes place in a South American country, which is another geopolitical arena in the struggle for total hegemonic control of the world between the United States and China/Russia. Taking a break from work, the main characters decide to set out on a perilous trek through uncharted territory in the local mountains. There, they find themselves shut off from the Western Civilization, in an unkown valley where they finally find what they were looking for; an uncanny portal from which you can never come back once you have stepped forward beyond it... The Bitter Syrup is a spellbinding story, with unexpected twists that will keep you riveted to your armchair.

'"Yes, I know. They're already after us. They've got a lot of power and infrastructure. They'll track us down through our phones," Daniel said, glancing at Mario through the rear view mirror and then at Anna. He turned it off and took out the SIM card and the battery. Next he threw them away out of the window, with the different parts landing in the tall grass by the side of the road..."You'll be off the grid but you'll have two means of communication"...In a niche in the stone wall, he also came across a strange, green glass bottle, with the following legend written in French on a yellowish white label: 'The fountain of eternal youth and a powerful mind opener. Year: 1887...