The Tale of the Jarjacha
An Andean demon that walks as a llama and brings justice to those who break the deepest taboo
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The Story of the Pishtaco
An Andean legend of fear, survival, and the strange hunger for human fat
The Myth of the Yacuruna
Water people of the Peruvian Amazon who dwell in underwater cities, bearing gifts of healing and curses of the deep
The Legend of the Chullachaqui
A forest spirit from Peruvian folklore with one human foot and one animal foot, who imitates people to lead travelers astray
The Tale of the Tunda
An Ecuadorian legend of the Tunda, a shape-shifting spirit that lures wanderers into the jungle with familiar faces and whispered promises.
The Story of the Guagua Auca
An Ecuadorian folktale of a crying spirit — the Guagua Auca — and the roads, rivers, and memories it haunts
The Legend of the Hombre Caimán (Alligator Man)
A Colombian folktale of magic, transformation, and the river's long memory
The Tale of the Patasola (One-Legged Woman)
A Colombian folktale of the jungle siren who appears beautiful, then reveals a single monstrous leg
The Story of the Mohán
A Colombian river spirit, mischievous and sometimes malevolent, known for stealing bait, hooks, and the patience of fishermen.
The Myth of the Madremonte (Mother Mountain)
A Colombian forest spirit that protects mountains and punishes those who harm the land
The Legend of María Lionza
A Venezuelan folk goddess of harmony, love, and peace who walks between river and mountain
The Tale of the La Sayona (Vengeful Spirit)
A Venezuelan legend of love, betrayal, and a beautiful spirit who haunts the unfaithful
The Legend of the La Llorona (Weeping Woman)
A luminous, haunting retelling of Mexico’s river-borne ghost whose tears ripple through memory and landscape.
The Tale of the Kokopelli
A desert flute’s song that carries rain, mischief, and the promise of new life across red sandstone and sagebrush
The Story of the Kachinas
Spirit beings of the Hopi who walk between sky and mesa to bring rain, counsel, and the rhythms of the seasons.
The Myth of the Hopi Emergence Story
A respectful, immersive retelling of the Hopi creation tale of emergence through the four worlds
The Tale of the Peacemaker and Hiawatha
How the Great Peacemaker and Hiawatha wove the Five Nations into the Haudenosaunee Confederacy
The Story of the Three Sisters (Corn, Beans, Squash)
An Iroquois agricultural legend of three inseparable sisters who must be planted together to sustain life
The Myth of the Stonecoats (Iroquois Giants)
An immersive retelling of the Stonecoats—legendary stone-skinned giants of Iroquois lore and the landscape they shaped
The Legend of the Flying Head
An Iroquois night-horror told under maple boughs, where a disembodied head hunts the living and remembers old debts.
The Tale of Nanabozho, Ojibwe Trickster and Cultural Hero
A richly detailed retelling of Nanabozho's shapeshifting adventures across the lakes and forests of Ojibwe homeland.
The Myth of the Sisiutl: Two-Headed Sea Serpent
A Kwakiutl tale of tides, transformation, and the gaze that turns living flesh to stone
The Legend of the Dzunukwa (Wild Woman of the Woods)
A Kwakiutl legend of the giant Wild Woman who both terrifies and brings wealth through the cedar shadow of the Pacific Northwest
The Story of the Tsul 'Kalu'
A Cherokee mountain giant, hunter of legends, and a tale of nature, wisdom, and survival.
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