Colombia is a beautiful country that is full of rich history and cultural traditions.
When people first think about Colombia, they often associate coffee or Colombian music.
But today, we are going to look at a different side of Colombia.
We are going to dive into the dark side and count down the top 10 scary Colombian urban
legends.
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Starting things off in at number 10 we have El Silbon.
In this urban legend we have a very spoiled teenager.
One day he ordered his father to go hunting and bring him back a deer because he was craving
deer heart.
I usually crave McDonalds, not a deer heart…but I’m not here to judge anyone…
But when his father returned home empty handed, the boy murdered his father in cold blood,
removed his heart and liver and gave it to his mother to cook.
Whoa, this kid is savage.
Once his mother realized that this strange meat was her dead husband, she punished him
by whipping him and throwing hot pepper on the wounds and then she sent an angry dog
after him to continue on with the punishment.
Sounds like a logical punishment.
El Silbon is described as a thin and tall ghost who is known for his distinctive whistling.
He likes to carry a bag of bones from all of his victims and if you hear him whistling,
it means that it is too late and you are his next target.
I guess I’ll be carrying around a whip and hot pepper sauce I I’m ever in a Colombian
forest to protect myself.
El Hombre Bufeo swims onto our list in at number 9.
This next urban legend is a little bit weird and it might make you want to avoid dolphins
in the near future.
Have you guys ever seen the Pink dolphin?
There is a legend about a handsome warrior who was condemned to become a pink dolphin
by the gods.
They were extremely jealous of his good looks so they thought this was a good way to get
rid of the competition.
But with every curse, there is always some sort of upside.
The warrior was also given the ability to convert into a man when he comes out on land
but he had to wear a hat to cover his blowhole.
Seems legit to me.
So anyways, this man goes around town, lures unsuspecting women and impregnates them.
The next day, they have no recollection of what just happened and within a few weeks
they discover that they are pregnant.
I guess this happens a lot to women in Colombia because many children who are born without
a known father actually have “Dolphin Man” registered as their father on official government
records.
La Madre Monte or otherwise known as Mother mountain climbs onto this list in at number
8.
Sounds peaceful right?
Wrong.
She lives in the jungle and bathes in the rivers.
But when she does, she causes flooding and heavy storms to nearby villages and cities.
Madre Monte will haunt people who steal land and she will curse them so that they won’t
have a successful harvest.
She also hates unfaithful spouses, beggers and troublesome people so she punishes them
by placing a lot of objects in their way when they walk through the jungle.
They will eventually fall asleep from all of the physical exertion but they won’t
wake up.
So basically, if you are a good and decent human being, she won’t bother you.
But if you annoy her, prepare to face the consequences.
Things get heated in at number 7 with La Bola de Fuego.
This urban legend is about a 2-meter ball of fire that rapidly rolls around on dark
nights and it carries the spirit of a cursed insane woman.
This woman who was very quick tempered, evil and extremely jealous wife.
One day her husband asked her to do a long list of time-consuming and strenuous chores
that would probably take her all day.
So she became enraged and lost control.
She stormed into the house, heard her son crying in his crib and decided to decapitate
him.
After she realized what she had done, she went completely insane and she was cursed
by the spirits of the hills and she exploded into a ball of fire which is forced to roam
around the area in search of her son Juan.
Some people say that when they see the Bola de Fuego, they can see an ugly woman with
a headless body of a baby in one of her arms and an axe in the other.
And you are never ever supposed to say the name Juan…because if you do, you could probably
bet that this 2m ball of fire will hunt you down.
Chomping into number 6 is El Hombre Caiman.
Translated to English, El hombre Caiman means “Alligator man.”
He had a really unhealthy obsession with watching women as they bathed in the river.
So, he decided to visit a sorcerer who prepared a potion that would temporarily convert him
into an alligator so that the women bathing in the river wouldn’t be suspicious or feel
like they were being watched.
The sorcerer prepared two potions, one that would turn him into an alligator and another
one to turn him back into a man.
Well one thing lead to another and as he was transformed into an alligator the other potion
broke and spilled.
So now he has the body of an alligator and a human head.
And since then, woman were horrified and too scared to bathe in the river.
But now it is believed that El Hombre Caiman returns every St. Sebastian’s Day to hunt
for victims.
La Llorona brings us to number 5.
According to the legend, she used to be a poor peasant girl who fell in love with a
rich nobleman.
There relationship was hidden from the rest of the world and they ended up having several
children together.
When the girl asked the nobleman to get married, he refused because their children were born
out of wedlock.
So, in a desperate attempt to be with the man she loved, the girl drowned her children
in the river.
When she told the nobleman what she had done, he still refused to be with her.
The girl was full of grief and depression so she actually went back to the river and
drowned.
But, because of her crime…she was cursed to roam the rivers looking for children for
all of eternity.
So, it is believed that the weeping woman wanders the river beds at night looking for
children to take them away.
And it is believed that she is an omen of death to those who see or hear her.
So yeah, don’t be lurking around rivers at night in Columbia.
La Tunda breaks onto this list in at number 4.
If you explore the Colombian jungles, you might come across a woman with a wooden leg.
But be aware.
She is capable of shape shifting into someone that you know so that she can lure you further
into the jungle.
And once you are in her mercy, she will feed you shrimp that she has prepared especially
for you.
Okay, that doesn’t sound awful…I mean I’d prefer chicken but I’ll take free
shrimp any day.
But then again, while you are eating, she hypnotizes you so that she can do whatever
she wants.
She mostly likes to suck all of your blood or devour you like a wild animal.
So yeah, I guess it’s better to avoid her at all costs regardless of the free shrimp.
Snatching number 3 is El Mohan.
Let’s travel to the depths of the Amazon rainforest where you might find El Mohan.
He is an extremely hairy creature with long claws that is capable of shapeshifting and
he likes to abduct young girls to have his way with them.
Oh, and sometimes he has really red eyes and gold teeth.
He also enjoys capsizing boats in order to steal their bait and fishing equipment.
Is it just me or does the Amazon river sound like the scariest place on Earth?
It literally has anacondas, piranhas, sharks, tarantulas and now this scary creature.
I don’t think I’ll be visiting the amazon rainforest any time soon.
El Pollo Maligno makes it into number 2.
This translates to the evil chicken and I know this doesn’t sound that scary but trust
me…this urban legend is pretty intense.
The evil chicken is an extremely mischievous creature that looks like a typical bird except
it’s huge.
It will use some sort of whistling trick in order to attract people to their hunting grounds.
Once their unsuspecting victim is in sight, the evil chicken will devour them whole.
According to the urban legend, the only way to get rid of this chicken is to pray to Saint
Miguel nine times.
Or you know, avoid any whistling sounds in the near future.
El Boraro bites its way into number 1.
This ugly creature has backwards feet that are used to confuse its prey, he is extremely
tall, has pale skin but is covered with black fur, he has large ears, red eyes and huge
fangs.
This definitely doesn’t sound like a creature that I would want to run into.
So basically, el boraro will use two ways to kill its victims.
First, he will use his urine which acts like a lethal poison.
And secondly, if he manages to catch you, he will use his arms to squeeze your body
into a pulp and then he’ll drink it through a small hole that he makes in his victim’s
head.
But luckily for us, he has no joints in his knees.
So, if you can some how make him fall down, you have a good chance
of getting away.
Well there you guys have it…