In this “greatest story of my life,” the author runs up a volcano during Guatemala’s revolution to meet bold, beautiful Ana, who led guerrilla forces against an army slaughtering Mayans. She spoke words about equality that haunted his life for decades until — as an old man — he limped back up the volcano to discover how those words, not her bullets, had revolutionized Maya lives, his, and the little daughter Ana had abandoned with only a poem to hug. As they exit on a hopeful note, readers will possess deeper understanding about the Maya world and the role of U.S. policies in creating the migrant crisis.