Legend of the Monserrate hill: Couples who climb together separate
A legend about Monserrate Hill says that engaged couples who climb Monserrate Hill together never get married, separate or never end up together.
Legend of Lonely Soul or Anima Sola
The anima sola is one of the most popular and well-known horrors in Latin America, it is about the lost soul of a woman who was condemned to purgatory for refusing to give water to Jesus Christ during the crucifixion.
Legend of the Curupira
The curupira is a mythological being that lives in the Amazon jungles of Brazil and Colombia. He is considered a guardian or protector of nature (plants, trees and animals).
Kaliawirinae, the myth of the food tree (Sikuani)
The Myth of Kaliawirinae or Kalivirnae the tree of life, is a story that is part of the mythology of the Guahíbos or Sikuani and tells the story of how fruits and foods were obtained and how they began to be cultivated.
Legend of the charm of Punta de Laja
The legend of the charm of Punta de Laja is about a city that has been hidden under the enormous stone of the Punta de Laja neighborhood, in the municipality of Puerto Carreño, Vichada, this city has a queen with the ability to transform into a tonina.
The Animero: legend and tradition
The animero is a person who has the mission or power to intercede or mediate for the souls (souls in purgatory) so that they receive prayers for their eternal rest.
Bochica: The myth of the civilizing master god of the Muiscas
The myth of Bochica tells the story of a civilizing god or hero who gave the Muisca people knowledge and knowledge that allowed them to advance as a society, some of that knowledge was: Learning to plant, spin cotton, ethical and moral values, among others. .
Myth of Bachué: The progenitor goddess of humanity (Muiscas)
The Myth of Mother Bachué is one of the most important myths in the worldview of the Muisca people (chibchas). This myth tells us how Bachué, together with her husband, gave rise to humanity when they emerged from the Iguaque lagoon, which is located in the municipality of Chíquiza in the department of Boyacá, Colombia.
Francisco the man: The legend and the minstrel
The legend of Francisco the man narrates the musical confrontation that a vallenato minstrel had against the devil himself. Francisco the man has become a mythical figure within Vallenato culture, especially in the Colombian Caribbean, and has become the prototype of the “Vallenato minstrel” in Colombia.
Legend of the Cucacuy
La leyenda del cucacuy relata la historia de un espectro con forma de hombre que deambula desnudo por las veredas de Boyacá y Cundinamarca, atemorizando a los campesinos.
