Legend of the Tunjo de Oro

Cuenta la leyenda that he Golden Tunjo, es un muñeco humanoide hecho totalmente de oro, esta criatura se suele aparecer a las orillas de los caminos transformado en un bebe que llora desesperado y que busca la protección y cuidado de una persona.

Se dice que en los caminos solitarios, en las quebradas de los ríos, en ruinas tenebrosas y en lugares solitarios suele aparecerse el tunjo, este llora desesperado hasta que llama la atención de cualquier transeúnte, la persona incauta de la situación corre a socorrerlo, al pensar que no es más que un niño inofensivo, pero al tenerlo cerca este lo mira fijamente y le dice “Mira ya tengo dientes”, la mayoría de personas al escuchar esto salen corriendo despavoridos, y el tunjo los persigue pues solo quiere que lo cuiden, cuando una persona no sale huyendo the tunjo It waits for it to feed it and if it doesn't, it sends a flame of fire out of its mouth, causing the person to flee.

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The legend says that if one encounters the tunjo, one's life is assured, because all you have to do is carry it, smear your thumb with saliva and cross it in the name of the father, the son and the holy spirit, at that moment it will baby will transform into what it really is, a golden doll, immediately you must keep it in a box and daily it must be fed with seeds, it is said that the seed it eats is similar to cumin, but smaller, this seed is found In the foothills of the mountain ranges, every time the tunjo is fed it will defecate pieces of gold that the person can use as they wish.

But great care must be taken with tunjos because if they are not fed daily and spells are performed to keep them docile, they will attract natural disasters such as windstorms, floods and tornadoes with which they will look for a way to free themselves from their owner in search of someone else to take care of it, and the person who abandons it suffers all kinds of misfortune and lack of fortune for not having taken good care of the tunjo.

Other versions of the legend of Tunjo

In Sogamous the story is told “legend of the seductive tunjo” which says that the tunjo usually has a hiding place in the swamps, right where the rainbow ends, the myth says that this creature is very amorous and dangerous, because if children approach its area they could end up drowned and young women become pregnant at the same time. a short time after having had contact with this being.

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Another version of the legend says that the Tunjos are divine beings, who usually ride on a rainbow, their entire body is covered in gold and their eyes are rubies, these beings appear to unsuspecting people seeking their care in exchange for making them very rich.

Origin of the legend

The tunjos have their origin in the indigenous cultures of the Pijaos and Muiscas, who inhabited what today includes Colombian territory, these indigenous cultures They had the habit of creating small humanoid or anthropomorphic dolls of gold or tumbaga (an alloy of gold, silver and copper), which they used as part of their art, in their rituals or as an offering to their gods or chiefs. Over the years, many of these figures have been found that remain in archaeological museums throughout Colombia.

Where the Tunjo de Oro appears

This creature usually makes its appearances in the Colombian regions of the Tolima, Huila and Quindío; which were the territory inhabited by the indigenous cultures of the Pijaos, to whom the origin of this legend is attributed.

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How to protect yourself from Golden Tunjo?

As such this creature is considered harmless, the greatest protection against this being is to run or pray, if you have it you can catch it by spreading saliva on your own thumb and crossing it in the name of the father, the son and the holy spirit. .

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