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Latin American folklore is the study of the informal beliefs, customs and cultural traditions common in the countries in Latin America. For ancient folklore and myths of Latin America, see Category:Native American religion .
The Tunda (La Tunda) is a myth of the Pacific Region of Colombia, and particularly popular in the Afro-Colombian community, about a vampire-like doppelganger monster woman; The Patasola or "one foot" is one of many myths in Latin American folklore about woman monsters from the jungle.
Legends are stories created by anonymous authors with some basis in history but with many embellishments. They talk about facts that occurred in the near past and which characters can or cannot be human. Legends show us the vision of the world and the life that people had with, historical, political, philosophical, and cultural value.
In North American mythologies, common themes include a close relation to nature and animals as well as belief in a Great Spirit that is conceived of in various ways. As anthropologists note, their great creation myths and sacred oral tradition in whole are comparable to the Christian Bible and scriptures of other major religions. [1]
Various legends exist about the Mohan, with many of them emerging from Colombia. In Colombia, Mohan can also mean a forest or barren land spirit. In some legends, it is a satyr-like being who steals and eats young women and lives in a cave-like grotto in the bottom of the great jungle rivers where he keeps his female captives. In others, it is ...
Latin American folklore (19 C, 46 ... Colombian folklore (4 C, 10 P) E. Ecuadorian legends (2 P) G. South American ghosts (2 C, 4 ... Pages in category "South ...
Pages in category "Latin American legendary creatures" This category contains only the following page. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Chupacabra
Works based on legends, a genre of folklore that consists of a narrative featuring human actions, perceived or believed both by teller and listeners, to have taken place within human history. Pages in category "Works based on Latin American myths and legends"