La Mocuana

Origin and tradition

Nicaraguan legend tells of a betrayed Indigenous woman whose story became attached to caves, treasure, and a wandering female apparition.

Illustration in this atlas

A pale woman with long hair near cave mouths, sometimes seen as beautiful until she turns and the face is empty or skull-like.

References and further reading

1. en.wikipedia.org — La Mocuana

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