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Some of the Mermaids, Mer-folk, and other aquatic beings from the folklore of the world. The nguva is a water woman from East African folklore, especially in Kenya and Tanzania.

A simplified map of the creation of the music genre known as "Salsa" Salsa music is a popular dance music genre that initially arose in New York City during

Gauchos ():A skilled horseman, reputed to be brave and unruly. The gaucho is a national symbol in Argentina and Uruguay. Gauchos became greatly admired and renowned in legends, folklore and

Mounted stock herders or "Cowboys" around the world Interesting fact: “buckaroo” is an English version of the Spanish word “vaquero”.Made using mapchart and paint Vaqueros/Charros () :The vaqueros of Mexico,

Some of the ghosts, cryptids, gnomes, demons, and other Spiritual entities from the folklore of the CaribbeanTHREAD: A duende is a creature somewhat like an spirit/elf from Iberian & Latin

La Gárgola is a an entity from Puerto Rico, first described in 2018. It reportedly killed several chickens & roosters in the town of Barceloneta. One resident described it as

Animated, colour-coded map showing the various continents.Some continents may be consolidated or subdivided: for example, Eurasia is often subdivided into Asia & Europe (red shades), while North & South America

Some of the fairies, monsters, elves, demons, and other paranormal entities of Spain & the surrounding countries The Brujas/Bruxas are the witches of Iberian folklore. Tradtionally, a witch is someone

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

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

Countries with folk tales about a bogeyman-like creature known as the "coco, cuco, cuca, cucu or cucuy"The Coco is a mythical ghost-monster, equivalent to the bogeyman, from Iberia & Latin

Countries in the world where the belief in the "Evil Eye" is common The belief in the Evil Eye is also common among some communities in the USA Nazars are