El Silbón

Origin and tradition

Venezuelan and Colombian llanero folklore tells of a cursed whistling ghost who carries bones, often said to be those of his murdered father.

Illustration in this atlas

A tall thin figure with a hat and a sack of bones, heard by a rising and falling whistle that confuses distance.

References and further reading

1. en.wikipedia.org — El Silbón

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