- The 5 best known legends of the Caribbean region of Colombia
- 1- The bufeo man
- 2- The alligator man
- 3- Mother Monte
- 4- La Llorona
- 5- La Tunda
- References
The legends of the Caribbean region of Colombia are full of mystery and are part of the way of being of its inhabitants. Most of these come from the tribes that originally ruled the area. The myths date from the time of the Spanish conquest.
These stories were passed by word of mouth and from generation to generation, scaring and teaching both children and adults.
La Llorona
Almost all of them are about fantastic creatures that live in the region and that are present in most of the Colombian myths. Their stories continue to be told and are even considered a cultural treasure.
The 5 best known legends of the Caribbean region of Colombia
1- The bufeo man
This legend tells the story of a handsome young warrior who was condemned by the gods. These, jealous of his manly beauty, turned him into a pink dolphin.
It tells the story that he retains the ability to become a man if he approaches the beach, and that he wears a straw hat to cover the hole in his head, the only thing he retains of his dolphin form.
He likes to seduce beautiful young women who walk on the beach at night. The next day they do not remember anything, but soon discover that they are pregnant.
2- The alligator man
It is the legend of a man who lives next to the Magdalena River, on the Colombian Caribbean coast.
The story tells that he drinks a potion to become an alligator and in this way spy on the pretty girls who come to the beach.
3- Mother Monte
Madre Monte is an elegant woman who wears moss and leaves as clothing, and also a green hat that covers her face. It lives in a dense jungle and bathes in rivers, causing floods and heavy storms.
Madre Monte stalks those who steal land that belongs to other people and sends plagues to livestock owners who encroach on fields or ignore boundaries.
He also does not like homeless people or unfaithful husbands or wives. He punishes them by making them pass countless obstacles on their way through the jungle.
4- La Llorona
Legend has it that a young woman drowned her children because the man she loved did not want them around. Despite that, he still rejected her and she committed suicide.
When she reached the gates of heaven, they did not let her pass and made her return to earth to look for her children.
In his eternal search, he roars at night and cries. Legend has it that anyone who hears him cry is condemned to imminent death.
5- La Tunda
This Afro-Colombian legend tells that in the jungle lives a sad and ugly woman with a wooden leg. She has the ability to shape<2FEMININE> to resemble someone known to her victim.
With this deception he manages to catch her and takes her to the jungle. There she feeds her victim shrimp to which she previously throws her intestinal gases.
This puts the user in a hypnotic state, and then she can do whatever she wants: suck his blood or eat him alive.
References
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- Tracey Armitage. (2014). Top 5 Spooky Colombian Myths and Legends. 10/13/2017, from See Colombia Website: seecolombia.travel
- Holland Mine. (2016). Separating myth from reality in Colombia. 10/13/2017, from Travel Cartagena Website: trvl.com
- Angelica Garcia. (2014). Legend or Myth The Mother of Water. 10/13/2017, from Toda Colombia Website: todacolombia.com
- Camilo Augusto. (2014). THE ALLIGATOR MAN. 10/13/2017, from Colombia Travel Website: colombia.travel