Los pueblos originarios de América supieron crear historias fantásticas y hermosas para explicar el mundo que los rodeaba. Fueron historias que padres a hijos contaron en las noches junto al fuego durante muchas generaciones. Este libro reúne un conjunto de catorce mitos y leyendas que han sido recopilados y vueltos a narrar para que disfrutes leyendo. Así comprobarás que la imaginación de estos pueblos es tan fértil como la misma naturaleza americana.

MITOS & LEYENDAS DE AMERICA LATINA is a Spanish childrens book that uses stories to explain puzzling questions, myths, and legends from Latin America. For example, have you ever wondered why some mountains have snow on their peaks? And, can mountains grow larger all by themselves? At school, teachers show us several answers to these types of questions, but in the past, different people who inhabited the Earth created stories full of magic and fantasy to explain these phenomena. Note that each story has originated in a different culture, and therefore, at the end you will find some very interesting information that will familiarize you with the people characterized in these narrations. In reading these stories, you will gain the charm and wisdom that lies behind every myth and legend of our ancestors.

The 23 legends in this collection have been gathered from the oral tradition of eleven Latin American countries. The stories reflect the customs and beliefs of the people both before and after the arrival of the Spaniards.