Some of the Fairies, spirits, gnomes, dwarves, demons, and other Spiritual entities of Latin America and the Caribbean
Duendes are creatures from Iberian, Latin American, and Filipino folklore. They are rendered in English by "goblins", "pixies", "brownies", “elves”, and "leprechauns". For more info, check out this thread. https://twitter.com/gjrt888/status/1272269990754828288?s=20
An hada (Spanish), fada (Portuguese), or fe (Haitian creole) is a fairy. A type of mythical being or legendary creature in European folklore, there are also certain analogues for them in the folklore of Latin America and the Caribbean. They are also known as, "The Little People"
The Tata Duende or El Dueño del Monte is a supernatural creature appearing in cultural folklore stories of Belize, Guatemala, and the Yucatan. The Tata Duende is considered a powerful spirit that protects animals and the jungle. He is said to have backwards facing feet.
The Güije, also known as Jigüe or Chichiricú is a type of duende found in Cuban folklore. It is said to inhabit rivers and ponds, and appear at night to scare travelers. They are always naked or covered with vines.
The Güije, also known as Jigüe or Chichiricú is a type of duende found in Cuban folklore. It is said to inhabit rivers and ponds, and appear at night to scare travelers. They are always naked or covered with vines.
The Güije, also known as Jigüe or Chichiricú is a type of duende found in Cuban folklore. It is said to inhabit rivers and ponds, and appear at night to scare travelers. They are always naked or covered with vines.
A Ciguapa is a mythological creature of Dominican folklore. They are commonly described as having human female form with brown or dark blue skin, backward facing feet, and very long manes of smooth, glossy hair that covers their bodies. They supposedly inhabit the high mountains.
A Ciguapa is a mythological creature of Dominican folklore. They are commonly described as having human female form with brown or dark blue skin, backward facing feet, and very long manes of smooth, glossy hair that covers their bodies. They supposedly inhabit the high mountains.
A Ciguapa is a mythological creature of Dominican folklore. They are commonly described as having human female form with brown or dark blue skin, backward facing feet, and very long manes of smooth, glossy hair that covers their bodies. They supposedly inhabit the high mountains.
The Guajojo is a nocturnal bird, common in the forests of Eastern Bolivia. According to legend, it is the incarnation of an girl who was in love with a boy. Her father, a cacique & powerful shaman, forbade this, and when she disobeyed him, he killed her lover. (Part 1)
The girl confronted her father, threatening to tell the whole tribe how he had killed her beloved. To prevent her from giving him away, he turned her into a bird, so she could not speak out, her voice trapped. This is why the Guajojo has such a heart-breaking birdsong. (Part 2)
La Cegua/Siguanaba is a female entity that terrorizes the countries of Central America & Mexico. She is said to be a spectral woman who appears beautiful, but later reveals she has a rotting horse’s head. She preys upon womanizing & drunken men. Legends say that she was cursed.
La Cegua/Siguanaba is a female entity that terrorizes the countries of Central America & Mexico. She is said to be a spectral woman who appears beautiful, but later reveals she has a rotting horse’s head. She preys upon womanizing & drunken men. Legends say that she was cursed.
La Cegua/Siguanaba is a female entity that terrorizes the countries of Central America & Mexico. She is said to be a spectral woman who appears beautiful, but later reveals she has a rotting horse’s head. She preys upon womanizing & drunken men. Legends say that she was cursed.
The Micomalo is a creature of Costa Rican folklore. It is a huge & horrible monkey, with fire-colored eyes and black, bristly hair, which leaves incandescent traces like burns.

Some say that he is the Devil himself with the appearance of a monkey, or that he is a demon envoy.
The Curupira is a creature of Brazilian folklore. According to legends, this creature has bright red/orange hair, & resembles a man or a dwarf, but its feet are turned backwards. They are said to live in the forests of Brazil. They produce a sound like a high pitched whistle.
The Chaneque are legendary creatures in Mexican folklore. They are conceived of as small, sprite-like beings, elemental forces and guardians of nature.
The Chaneque are legendary creatures in Mexican folklore. They are conceived of as small, sprite-like beings, elemental forces and guardians of nature.
The Chaneque are legendary creatures in Mexican folklore. They are conceived of as small, sprite-like beings, elemental forces and guardians of nature.
The Luz mala is one of the most famous legend of Argentina, Chile, & Uruguay. It is a bright light that appears in the dead of night, usually floating low to the ground. It may remain motionless, move a little, or in some stories, chase the terrified observer at high speed.
El Silbón is a folkloric figure in Colombia & Venezuela, especially in Los Llanos region, usually described as a lost soul. Some legends say that the spirit is a youth who murdered and disemboweled his father for killing his wife. The spirit tends to take revenge on womanizers.
An Asema is a kind of vampire from Surinamese folklore. It is said to be a witch who lives among people during the day as an elderly man or woman. At night, the Asema takes off their skin and turns into a blue or red ball of light to fly while feeding on someone's blood.
The legend of the Ayaymama bird in Peru is a very sad one, concerning two abandoned children who grew wings and started mourning their dead mother, with their calls that sound like "Ay, ay, mama!". For more info on them, check out this thread. https://twitter.com/gjrt888/status/1273041830704275456?s=20
Duppies and jumbies are usually characterized as ghosts or spirits in the folklore of the English-speaking West Indies/Caribbean. Different cultures have different concepts of jumbees, unlike the ghost folklore which are wispy & fog-like, the jumbee casts a dark shadowy figure.
Duppies and jumbies are usually characterized as ghosts or spirits in the folklore of the English-speaking West Indies/Caribbean. Different cultures have different concepts of jumbees, unlike the ghost folklore which are wispy & fog-like, the jumbee casts a dark shadowy figure.
Duppies and jumbies are usually characterized as ghosts or spirits in the folklore of the English-speaking West Indies/Caribbean. Different cultures have different concepts of jumbees, unlike the ghost folklore which are wispy & fog-like, the jumbee casts a dark shadowy figure.
The Cadejo is a supernatural character from Central American folklore. There is a white cadejo & a black cadejo. Both are spirits that appear at night to travelers: one to protect them from harm during their journey, the other (sometimes an incarnation of the devil) to kill them
In the folklore of the Chiloé Archipelago in Chile the Trauco is a humanoid creature of small stature - similar to a dwarf or goblin - who lives in the deep forests. It has an ugly face, and legs without feet. It has a powerful magnetism that attracts young and middle-aged women
La Tulivieja is a folkloric character from Costa Rica & Panama, who is described as a female specter who, covered by a kind of hat called a tule (shaped like a banana) and with swollen and erect breasts, it would transforms into a monster that wanders along different paths.
La Tulivieja is a folkloric character from Costa Rica & Panama, who is described as a female specter who, covered by a kind of hat called a tule (shaped like a banana) and with swollen and erect breasts, it would transforms into a monster that wanders along different paths.
La Tulivieja is a folkloric character from Costa Rica & Panama, who is described as a female specter who, covered by a kind of hat called a tule (shaped like a banana) and with swollen and erect breasts, it would transforms into a monster that wanders along different paths.
Legend of the Chupacabra started in Puerto Rico, but there are now sightings all over the world. The name means "Goat-sucker" and it comes from the animal's habit of attacking & drinking the blood of livestock, like goats.

This thread has more info: https://twitter.com/gjrt888/status/1262118394234470401?s=20
Zombies (zombi/zonbi) are featured widely in Haitian rural folklore as dead persons physically revived by the act of necromancy of a bokor, a sorcerer or witch. A zombie remains under their control, having no will of its own.
The Douen is an entity from Trinidadian folklore. Their feet are said to be backwards, and they can call to children in a parent's voice & try to lure them into the forest. They wear a big straw hat to hide the fact that they have no face except for a small mouth to speak with.
The Douen is an entity from Trinidadian folklore. Their feet are said to be backwards, and they can call to children in a parent's voice & try to lure them into the forest. They wear a big straw hat to hide the fact that they have no face except for a small mouth to speak with.
The Douen is an entity from Trinidadian folklore. Their feet are said to be backwards, and they can call to children in a parent's voice & try to lure them into the forest. They wear a big straw hat to hide the fact that they have no face except for a small mouth to speak with.
In Brazilian folklore , Boitatá is a giant fire snake that protects the fields against those who set it on fire. It lives in the waters and can also turn into a burning log, burning those that set fire to forests and forests. It is linked to a phenomenon called Fogo-fátuo
In Brazilian folklore , Boitatá is a giant fire snake that protects the fields against those who set it on fire. It lives in the waters and can also turn into a burning log, burning those that set fire to forests and forests. It is linked to a phenomenon called Fogo-fátuo
In Brazilian folklore , Boitatá is a giant fire snake that protects the fields against those who set it on fire. It lives in the waters and can also turn into a burning log, burning those that set fire to forests and forests. It is linked to a phenomenon called Fogo-fátuo
The Pombéro is from the Guaraní folklore of Paraguay, southern Brazil and, Argentina. It is a mythical humanoid creature of small stature. He is said to be a primarily nocturnal creature, and generally viewed as a troublemaker. He is usually described as being short and ugly.
The Pombéro is from the Guaraní folklore of Paraguay, southern Brazil and, Argentina. It is a mythical humanoid creature of small stature. He is said to be a primarily nocturnal creature, and generally viewed as a troublemaker. He is usually described as being short and ugly.
The Pombéro is from the Guaraní folklore of Paraguay, southern Brazil and, Argentina. It is a mythical humanoid creature of small stature. He is said to be a primarily nocturnal creature, and generally viewed as a troublemaker. He is usually described as being short and ugly.
In Ecuador, la Dama Tapada is a mysterious woman who appears men who walk alone through the streets of the city between midnight & 4 am. She signals men to follow her, & in a trance, they do. As they approach, her face becomes that of a corpse, still in a process of putrefaction.
The legend of the Duendes del bacín is a popular and well known one in rural Costa Rica. A family went to live in a house in the middle of a pasture where, without them knowing it, duendes lived. Already established there, the duendes fall in love with the owner's daughters...
... and they begin to make mischief, without letting the tenants live in peace. The family then decides to leave the house, and so that the duendes would not notice, they decided to do it in silence, but one of their children made a noise, causing the duendes to come out again
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