María Soledad Rojas

María Soledad Rojas lives in a remote cluster of prefabricated houses around a copper mine in the Atacama Desert. As the camp’s midwife, she wakes before dawn, navigating the dust-choked roads in her battered pickup, carrying essential medical supplies and an air of determined calm. Lightning struck her years ago, gifting her with an uncanny ability to smell copper before storms, a sensation that lingers as she dedicates herself to the perilous dance of ensuring safe births in a harsh, untamed land.