The Hummingbird and the Flower Maiden
Long ago, when the earth was young and the gods still walked among rivers and hills, there lived a maiden of great beauty and
The Rain God Chaac and the Serpent of the Sky
Long ago, in the emerald lands of the Maya, where ceiba trees touched the clouds and sacred cenotes opened like windows to the underworld,
The Flood and the Rebirth of Humanity
Long before the world we know, the gods shaped and reshaped creation through countless ages, each ruled by a different Sun. The first Sun
The Origin of the Maguey Plant (Pulque and the Goddess Mayahuel)
Long before the sun rose upon the fifth age of the world, when the gods still walked among mortals and the stars sang across
The Legend of the Smoking Mirror (Tezcatlipoca and the Jaguar)
In the heart of ancient Tenochtitlán, when temples still smoked with copal and kings walked beneath the eyes of the gods, the people spoke
The Legend of the Flower People (Xochimilco’s Origin)
In the age when the gods still walked upon the earth, before the lakes of the Valley of Mexico were divided by stone and
The Ice Giants and the First Igloo
Long ago, before the world knew comfort and shelter, the wind ruled the land of snow. It roared over the tundra, lifting icy powder
How the Owl Brought Rest to Humankind
In the ancient days, when the first people walked upon the frozen earth and the stars were still finding their places in the sky,
La Mocuana: The Lost Maiden of León: Nicaraguan Folktale of Greed and Betrayal
In the heart of Nicaragua, where the sun burns gold upon the volcanic hills and the air hums with the sound of cicadas, there
La Llorona of Choluteca: Honduran Folktale of Sorrow and Redemption
In the warm southern valleys of Honduras, where the Nacaome River glides beneath the pale moonlight, the people still whisper about La Llorona, the
