Gateway of the Sun

"Gateway of the Sun" is the compelling, coming-of-age tale of Huallpa, a 13-year-old Quechuan boy who lives with his family outside the capitol of the Inca Empire. A smallpox epidemic sweeps through Huallpa's village claiming the lives of his mother, father and baby sister. Waking from sickness, Huallpa finds himself head of his house and custodian of 8-year-old Taruca. In their grief, brother and sister decide to make a fresh start in the mystical city of Machu Picchu. For several days, Hu...