In this adventure story, Vasco goes to live in a small town in Chiapas, where indigenous peoples live alongside European volunteers and inhabit an environment haunted by ubiquitous Zapatista revolutionaries and government forces. As the tale unfolds, Vasco becomes drawn into a game of smoke and mirrors in which everyone has something to hide and no one is who they say they are. La pipa de Marcos offers a lucid and rigorous exploration of one of the most captivating conflicts in recent years.