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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 myth of the Coco, ... In Spain, Portugal, and Latin America, ... Ana is also the name of a goddess of Irish mythology. [82]
Conversely, in some Latin American cultures, duendes are believed to lure children into the forest. In the folklore of the Central American country of Belize, particularly amongst the country's African/Island Carib-descended Creole and Garifuna populations, duendes are thought of as forest spirits called "Tata Duende" who lack thumbs. [6]
Pages in category "Latin American legendary creatures" This category contains only the following page. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Chupacabra
The Patasola or "one foot" is one of many myths in Latin American folklore about woman monsters from the jungle. The Boraro (The Pale Ones), [1] is a more monstrous version of The Curupira from Brazilian Folklore in the mythology of the Tucano people. Much like the "Curupira" it has backwards facing feet to confuse it's foes and is a protector ...
The Asháninka in the Peruvian Amazon believe in the present day believe the pishtaco (and the primordial whites) to be the wayward spawn of the (Incan) viracochas, fished out of the lake by a disobedient son of the shaman Inca, and came to be called "Franciscans" [45] In Andean myth Viracocha is a creation god associated with Lake Titicaca ...
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 at the bottom of the great jungle rivers where he keeps his female captives. In others, it is ...
In Aztec mythology the god Tezcatlipoca was the protector of nagualism, because his tonal was the jaguar and he governed the distribution of wealth. In modern rural Mexico, nagual is sometimes synonymous with brujo ("wizard"); one who is able to shapeshift into an animal at night (normally into a dog , owl , bat , wolf or turkey ), drink blood ...
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