The Rise of the Sicario
- ISBN-10
- 1663224625
- ISBN-13
- 9781663224620
- Category
- Fiction
- Pages
- 274
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2021-06-21
- Publisher
- iUniverse
- Author
- Michael S. Vigil
Description
The plush, green colored, rolling hills surrounding Santa Clara del Cobre provided a mystical backdrop to the small town located in the western state of Michoacán, Mexico. The state, with a stretch of coastline along the sky-blue waters of the Pacific Ocean, derived its name from the ancient Nahuatl language used by the Aztecs, which means “place of the fisherman.” Rich copper mines have provided most of the town’s sustenance for several centuries and even now more than eighty percent of its inhabitants make their living as coppersmiths. As one strolls through the village, the incessant hammering of the orange-colored metal is deafening. The town grudgingly, through time, has clung to its colonial look. Most of the houses and buildings are painted a vibrant white and roofed in ornate red tiles.
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