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Muisca · Lake Guatavita, Colombia
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.
Published October 26, 2026 · 19 min · Legends in a Low Voice
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Mapuche · Wallmapu, Chile and Argentina
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.
Published October 23, 2026 · 14 min · Origin Myths
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Tupi peoples · São Vicente, Brazil
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.
Published October 22, 2026 · 14 min · Legends in a Low Voice
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Purépecha · Lake Pátzcuaro, Mexico
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.
Published October 21, 2026 · 11 min · Nights of History
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The Andes · Peru and neighbouring regions
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.
Published October 20, 2026 · 18 min · Nights of History
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Nahua · Teotihuacan, Mexico
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.
Published October 19, 2026 · 10 min · Origin Myths
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Hispaniola · the Caribbean
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.
Published October 18, 2026 · 9 min · Origin Myths