LATIN AMERICAN LEGENDS

LATIN AMERICAN LEGENDS

 

Latin American is a Mosaic with stories , traditions , myths and legends that is explain natural phenomena , origins , and customs , exploring some of the region’s most capitulating legends.

 

 

La Llorona: 

 The echo maternal pain. La Llorona is a well-known legend is Mexico and other countries, a woman who cries for her lost children and seeks redemption on revenge. 

 

 

 

 El Sombreron: It’s a Colombian legend about a man dressed in black and wearing a large hat who rides at night, especially in rural and isolated areas, chasing drunks, cheaters, and night owls.

 

 

La patasola: story is about a woman's ghost who wanders through rural areas, forests, and jungles, but with only one leg. Legend has it that she was an unfaithful woman, whom her husband discovered and had to suffer the mutilation of one of her legs. Since then, her tormented soul has sought out her children and frightened anyone who crosses her path, especially lonely men in the jungle.

 

 

 

Tourist attractions in Latin America

Machu Pichu: The Inca city of Machu Picchu, considered the most significant of all the cities built by the Incas, is located high in the Andean plateau in Peru, above the valley formed by the Urubamba River. Machu Picchu's construction began in the 15th century and was later abandoned. Machu Picchu's fame is due to its sophisticated dry-stone walls, which combine enormous blocks without mortar, its fascinating buildings, which are linked to astronomical alignments, and its panoramic views. But while the noble architecture of Machu Picchu is undoubtedly extraordinary, its exact use in Inca culture remains, with some enormous luck, an unsolved.

 

 

 

Iguazu falls: Right in the center of this national park lies Iguazu Falls. This waterfall, in turn, has a semicircular basalt cliff, 80 meters high and 2,700 meters wide, forming the border between Brazil and Argentina. It is one of the most spectacular waterfalls.

 

 

Chichén Itza :is a well-known complex of Mayan ruins on Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. An enormous step pyramid called El Castillo lies in the center of the ruins. The city was at its high point between AD 600 and the 13th century. Chichén Itza consists of 6.5 square kilometers of ruins, which contain stone carvings on the ball court, the Temple of the Warriors, and the Wall of Skulls. In addition, there are extensive sound, and light shows of Chichen Itza, in which the sophisticated geometry of the city is showcased.

 

 

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