The Legend of the Siguanaba
A Guatemalan shape-shifting spirit who wears beauty like a mask and night like a dress
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The Tale of the Cadejo
A Guatemalan folktale of guardian spirits: the white protector and the treacherous black dog
The Story of the Aluxes
Mayan sprites of the land: guardians, tricksters, and keepers of memory
The Myth of the Xtabay
A Mayan tale of a seductive jungle spirit who lures men to their end among the trees and cenotes
The Legend of the Tata Duende
A Belizean forest guardian, a small old man who watches the trees, animals, and children who wander the jungle paths
The Myth of the Luz Mala (Evil Light)
A luminous whisper across the Pampas — the restless soul and the night that remembers
The Tale of the Gualicho
A Pampas folktale of a restless spirit that brings misfortune to the lonely and the proud
The Story of Trentren Vilu and Caicai Vilu
How two great serpents of earth and sea shaped Chile’s mountains, valleys, and coastline
The Legend of the Chonchon
A Mapuche tale of a sorcerer's head turned into a night bird, an omen that drifts across the Andean foothills and the vales of southern Chile
The Tale of the Alicanto
A luminous legend from the Atacama Desert: a bird that eats gold and silver and leads miners to hidden veins
The Story of the Imbunche
A Chilote myth of a child twisted into a guardian by witches, a tale of secrecy, sorrow, and the islands that keep it alive
The Legend of the Pincoya
How a sea spirit's dance decides the fate of fishermen along the Chilote shore
The Story of the Luison
The seventh and last of the legendary monsters of Guaraní mythology — the lord of death and the shadow in the woods
The Myth of the Ao Ao
A deep, sensory retelling of the sixth of the seven legendary monsters in Guaraní lore, the voracious sheep-like predator that haunts Paraguay's wild places
The Legend of the Kurupi
A Guaraní tale of the small, strange fertility spirit who lives in river shadows and woodlands
The Tale of the Jasy Jatere
The fourth of the seven legendary monsters of Guaraní mythology: a small blond-haired boy who is the lord of the siesta
The Story of the Moñái
How the giant serpent became guardian of the open fields in Guaraní lore
The Myth of the Mbói Tu'ĩ
Mbói Tu'ĩ — the parrot-headed serpent of Guaraní legend and riverside memory
The Legend of the Teju Jagua
Paraguay's first and most feared of the seven legendary monsters: a giant lizard crowned by seven dog heads
The Tale of the Corpo-Seco
A Brazilian legend of the dried corpse whose wickedness even the earth refused to bury
The Story of the Lobisomem
A Brazilian legend of a man called to the moon, cursed to become a monstrous wolf and seeking atonement beneath the sertão sky
The Myth of the Headless Mule
A Brazilian folktale of a cursed woman who becomes a fire-breathing, headless mule every Thursday night—a story of secrecy, sorrow, and the search for redemption.
The Tale of the Cuca
A Brazilian folktale of an alligator-headed witch who listens to the river and teaches caution to the restless and the reckless.
The Story of the Saci Pererê
A vivid retelling of Brazil’s mischievous one-legged guardian of the forest, his red cap, pipe, and lessons that linger.
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