Ciguapa

Origin and tradition

Dominican folklore describes elusive mountain women with reversed feet who live near caves and rivers, avoiding human society.

Illustration in this atlas

A dark-haired woman of the wilds, sometimes small and sometimes tall, with backwards feet that make her tracks impossible to follow.

References and further reading

1. en.wikipedia.org — Ciguapa
2. diccionario.funglode.org — Ciguapa

These references offer further reading. Accounts and depictions vary; the atlas illustration is interpretive artwork, rather than historical or scientific evidence.