"The Plow and the Lyre" is a book of nostalgia for Bicentennial Cuenca, in which the author speaks of the secret city, its dawn, and the days in the city beloved by dissenters and rebels. It offers a critical look at Azuay journalism as a testimony of a moral history. The book touches on themes such as the combative spirit of the 19th century and the ideological diversity of a city, a country.