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Yacumama legend

Sepia illustration of Yacumama, the giant serpent guardian of the Amazon, emerging from stormy waters with glowing emerald eyes as villagers offer songs and gifts in reverence.

Yacumama: The Mother of Waters.

In the beginning times, when the world was younger and the rivers ran wild and untamed through the endless green expanse of the Amazon Basin, there existed a being of immense power and ancient wisdom. The indigenous peoples who made their lives along those waterways, such as the Shipibo-Conibo and the Quechua, and countless other river tribes knew her name.

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