Digest the unusual occurances that came to befall a small village named Vilcabamba nestled in a so called Sacred Valley high in the Andes in the south of Ecuador that became known as the valley of longevity and the wierd and wonderful things that happened after the arrival of a Dr Johnny Lovewisdom. It's a novel based on real life characters but doesen't quite seem real to life due to the unusual people who flocked to live a simpler existance.