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- Esperanza and Tristeza both have to get to Cuenca. However, by an unlucky turn of events, the bus they are on gets delayed due to a worker strike. Taking their journey into their own hands, they decide to hitchhike to Cuenca. Along the way they meet interesting characters who help them re-evaluate the purpose of their journey.
- Blaquito is thirty years old and lives with his mother in El Matal, a small fishing village on the coast of Ecuador. One day, the beach turns up filled with cocaine packets. Blanquito, along with his friend Lorna, decide to travel to Guayaquil, where people will pay five times more per package. Little does Blanquito realize that in the days that follow he will be staring at death in the eye and losing his head for love.
- Julio considers himself a Guru and wants to end a group of depressants from Guayaquil, including himself.
- The wild and wanton Francisca, known as the "The Tigress," is the eldest of three sisters, who are bosses of a farm in Ecuador. A medicine man tells Francisca and Juliana that their youngest sister Sara must remain a virgin to protect their land. A travelling salesman, engaged to Sara, tells the police that she is being kept locked up by her older sisters.
- A look at the many ways Ecuador is building for the future, by constructing new roadways, railroads, and factories, and by attracting foreign investment. New agricultural methods are being used that will increase produce exports.
- Is there an audience for Latin American movies? These are some of the questions posed by an Ecuadorian filmmaker whose latest movie was a commercial flop. He embarks on a query to find answers to his questions and relief for his despair. His research leads him to a giant contraband market in the port city of Guayaquil, where pirated movies from all over the world are sold for one dollar each. Here, he discovers a number of Ecuadorian low budget movies produced by amateurs, with titles he had never heard of before: from action packed productions to evangelical melodramas.
- A short experimental film about the wild harvest and ecstatic consumption of a sacred psychedelic cactus. Shot in Ecuador under the influence of San Pedro.
- Journey of the Grand Lady: Manta, Ecuador. Bernd and Cora bring gifts to the poor. Christian and Frank buy fish. Bettina has a spectacular birthday gift for Eva. Madita helps painting the ship. Tamara comes to take over kitchen management.
- Journey of the Prinzessin: Ecuador. Iris and René: sugar canes, bananas. Laura and Steffi: olive oil. Tuna fish buy and preparation. Maren and Kirstin: crafting of panama hats. Elmar and Günther: ship building. Show: acrobats and singing.