Identical in looks but different in fates, Aureliano Segundo and Jose Arcadio Segundo forge their own paths as Col. Aureliano decides the world's fate.
A new railway connects Macondo to the outside world, but as foreigners settle in, a cruel reality sets in. The Buendías witness a miraculous vanishing.
Macondo's passing blow takes shape as Fernanda hides another secret, and Úrsula gives her descendants a dire warning. The twins' fate entwines once again.