Jaime falls dead abruptly, while he works on his field in the Ecuadorian Andean paramo. He is the newest victim of a deadly and mysterious disease that has struck his Indigenous commune. As his body lies lifeless on the ground, his animal spirit emerges from his body. He wanders through the Andean moors until he meets the spirit of his wife and together, they begin their journey to the Land of the Dead.

Jaime cae muerto mientras trabaja en una comunidad del páramo andino ecuatoriano. De su cuerpo tirado en la tierra, emerge su espíritu animal. Deambula por los páramos andinos hasta encontrar el espíritu de su esposa, y juntos inician el viaje hacia la tierra de los muertos.