[9] Hermenegildo J. Fuentes Ramírez is an eloquent wanderer in Petén, who claims to be wealthy and influential, and of distinguished lineage, who captivates Carazamba and Pedro with his enchanting speech.

[9] When they finally cross into Mexico, they are involved in a firefight with a group of soldiers; the narrator falls injured and Carazamba is shot dead.

[4] Carazamba shares its theme of a civilised man thrust into savagery with Rodríguez Macal's other three novels, Guayacán, Jinayá and Negrura.

[14] The work may be seen as an allegory of the incorporation of the remote Petén Department into the Guatemalan nation, which was a reaction against an external British threat.

[13] The territory represented in the novel reflects the incomplete incorporation of the region into the Guatemalan nation and the failure of efforts to modernise the country.

[8] Although presented as an adventure novel from the point of view of the narrator, the work concentrates more upon the character of Carazamba, and the nature of the jungle.

[17] The respective fates of Carazamba and Pedro reflect the author's perception that the Guatemalan government had abandoned the territory of Petén, and neglected its inhabitants.