Costa Rican Legends

What are legends?

• A set of stories and folkloric traditions

• Folkloric traditions and bedtime stories

• Poems

• Stories of heroes and traditions

Do the Legends of Magic focus mainly on the appearance of specters?

• True

• False

Do the legends of the earth have religious background?

• True

• False

Answer explanation

They narrate specific events of a place, which are sometimes considered haunted.

Who is the woman that transforms into a hideous horse in Costa Rican legends?

• El cadejos

• La Llorona

• La cegua

• Los duendes

Which legendary character in Costa Rica is a ghostly woman that cries for her lost child?

• La novia del Zurqui

• La Cegua

• La llorona

• The witch Zarate

Who is the sinister character in Costa Rican legends that guards hidden treasures?

• Cadejos

• The Headless Father

• La cegua

• The goblins

Where did the witch Zarate live?

• In the mountains of Cartago

• In an old house in Orosi

• In a cave in Aserrí

• She was homeless

Does she always keep a peacock tied to her side with a gold chain?

• True

• False