Explore Costa Rica's rich folklore with tales filled with vengeful spirits, lurking beasts, and curses.
From
La Llorona’s anguished weepingto
El Cadejo’s ominous rattling chains, Costa Rica’s folklore is rich with chilling tales passed down through generations.
Get ready to discover the creepy colonial-era monsters, vengeful saints, ghostly omens, and more that comprise Costa Rica’s scariest folklore and superstitions, including
La Segua, the gambling priest doomed to roam headless, and
Macho Chingo, Costa Rica’s own nude haunt.
Author's summary: Discover the chilling folklore of Costa Rica.