Stories by country

The Purépecha: the origin of their kingdom in the Relación de Michoacán

On the shores of Lake Pátzcuaro, a young lord without lands gathered his people and founded a kingdom the Mexica could never defeat.

The Fifth Sun: How the Sun and the Moon Were Born at Teotihuacan

In the darkness of Teotihuacan, the gods lit a fire and waited to see who would dare to become the sun.

Tren Tren and Kai Kai: the two serpents of the Mapuche flood

When the sea began to rise, two serpents fought over the people of the land. One lifted the waters; the other, the hills.

Curupira: Brazil's forest guardian with backward feet

In the forests of Brazil’s coast they say a guardian leaves footprints pointing backwards, so no one knows where he went.

Tren Tren and Kai Kai: the two serpents of the Mapuche flood

When the sea began to rise, two serpents fought over the people of the land. One lifted the waters; the other, the hills.

El Dorado: the golden man of Lake Guatavita

Before it was a city dreamed up by conquistadors, El Dorado was a man covered in gold dust on a raft, on a lake in the Muisca highlands.

The Gourd That Held the Sea · A Story from Hispaniola

Hanging from the roof of a house, a gourd held something that must never fall. And one day it fell.

Khipu: The Knotted Cords That Kept Accounts and Memory in the Andes

Without paper or ink, the Andes kept accounts, tribute and memories in knotted cords of cotton and wool.

The Gourd That Held the Sea · A Story from Hispaniola

Hanging from the roof of a house, a gourd held something that must never fall. And one day it fell.