The man who traded his voice for maize
Long ago, in the fertile valleys of the Andes, a great drought came upon the land. The rivers shrank, the maize fields withered, and
The Dulcera at the Crossroads
Dulcera is the name whispered by elders when dusk settles over the market roads of Sololá and the crossroads grow quiet. In the fading
The Guayakí Curse: Ancient Guaraní Tale of Pride and Divine Punishment.
In the time before time could be measured, when the gods still walked among mortals and the boundary between the earthly and divine realms
The bridge that collapsed for liars
High in the misted Andes, where jagged peaks pierced the clouds and the wind whistled through ancient valleys, there lay a rope bridge strung
Taxi of the Night in Guatemala City
Taxi headlights cutting through the darkness were once a familiar and feared sight in Guatemala City during the 1980s. In those years, the city
Mala Visión of Paraguay: The Jealous Woman Who Became a Forest Spirit
In the dense forests of Paraguay, where ancient trees grew so thick their canopies blocked out the stars, there walked a spirit that made
Glyphs of the Silent Princess of Tikal
Glyphs are carved marks of memory in the Maya world, and none are more sorrowful than those left behind by the silent princess of
The sun maiden sealed in the cave
Long before the mountains learned to hold snow and before rivers learned the patience of their winding paths, the sun walked closer to the
The crying peaks of Ausangate
In the high Andes of southern Peru rises Ausangate, a mountain so tall that its summit seems to hold the sky in place. For
The stone bride of Lake Titicaca
Long before Lake Titicaca became known beyond the highlands of the Andes, the Aymara people believed the lake was alive. It was not simply
