Archetypes:

• Ernesto Che Guevara- Hero (aka Batman)
• "...And I began to see there was something that, at the time, seemed to me almost as important as being a famous researcher or making some substantial contribution to medical science, and this was helping those people." (85)
• Alberto Granado- Sidekick (aka Robin)
• "Nearing 30, Alberto is seeing the Atlantic for the first time and is overwhelmed by this discovery that signifies an infinite number of paths to all ends of the earth." (34)
• La Ponderosa II- Journey (aka Batmobile)
• "For some moments I saw nothing more than the blurred shape of cattle flying past us on each side, while poor Ponderosa gathered speed down the steep hill." (62)
• South America- Challenge (aka What'd the Joker do this time?)
• "Although often on our travels we longed to stay in the formidable places we visited, only the Amazon jungle called out to that sedentary part of ourselves as strongly as did this place." (45)
• Poverty- Catalyst (Why Batman is fighting crime)
• " When the authorities opened their eyes to the mountain of treasure being smuggled out of the various sites, it was already too late.Treasure hunters, tourists, foreign archaeologists, anyone at all with any interest in the subject, had systematically looted the region and they were able to collect for the museum only what remained: virtually the scraps.