Charlie is suddenly orphaned at seventeen years of age. Losing the will to finish his senior year of High School, he sets off on a journey to Central America, to follow in his parents footsteps, 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 Peten, 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."