100 Years of Solitude: chapter 11

In many ways the town which Fernanda grew up in is similar to Macondo many years ago.  Fernanda grew up in a town that is isolated from the rest of the world, the way Macondo was isolated when it was first founded; the only interaction Macondo had with the outside world was through the gypsies.  However, as Macondo began to embrace the outside world and become more aware of it, the town where Fernanda was from continued to be isolated through the years.  Such is apparent through the different changes of Macondo, including the furniture that Ursula bought from outside Macondo, such as the pianola, and the locomotive. The city which Fernanda came from is still, "unknown" at this time (208). Marquez even suggests that the city was a place of unreality as her life did not begin until she was taken to Macondo.