"I knew it thus to be the agua toad -- _Bufa agua_."
"Un trago de agua is a drink/swallow/mouthful of water."
"Since Las tierras flacas deals with the author's native Los Altos, while Al filo del agua is centered in the Bajío, a rich agricultural basin between Guadalajara and Mexico City, I consider the former to be Yañez's true roman à clef."