South America

The novel takes place in South America, though the specific country is never named.

Calle Republica

The name of the street in the red light district where Eva lives with La Senora.

Agua Santa

The small village in the mountains where Eva lives with Riad Halabi and his wife Zulema.

The Pearl of the Orient

The store in Agua Santa owned by Riad Halabi.

Santa Maria

The island penal colony where Melesio is imprisoned for a year. Later in the novel Eva and Rolf assist Huberto in breaking nine guerrilla fighters out of the prison.

Universal Matter

The material that Eva learns to make while working for a Yugoslavian woman. The material can be molded into anything and then painted. Eva helps Huberto smuggle the Universal Matter into the prison on Santa Maria. The prisoners use the matter to create lifelike grenades, fooling their captors into...