As he participates in the festivities of Las Posadas, preparing for the birth of Christ, a young Mexican boy worries about what gift he will have for the baby Jesus.
Eight-year-old Omar Castillo fulfills his dream of visiting the endangered rain forest of southern Mexico and wins an audience with the president of Mexico to express his concern.
A collection of letters written by children traveling in Mexico tells about the cities, the beaches, the food, the volcanoes, and other aspects of this country.