Tunda

The Tunda (Spanish: La Tunda) is a myth of the Pacific coastal region of Colombia and Ecuador,[1] and particularly in the Afro-Colombian community of the Chocó department,[2] about a shapeshifting entity, resembling a human female, that lures people into the forests and keeps them there. It is capable of changing its shape to appear in the form of a loved one, as in the likeness of a child's mother, to lure its victims into the forest and feed them with shrimps she has farted upon (camarones peídos) to keep them docile. This is called entundamiento and a person in this state is entundado(a).[3]

Her shapeshifting abilities are said to be imperfect, as this doppelgänger of sorts would always have a wooden leg in the shape of a molinillo, or wooden kitchen utensil used to stir hot drinks such as chocolate or aguapanela. The monster, however, is very cunning when trying to hide this defect from its would-be victims.[4] In other versions, it appears to male loggers or hunters working deep into the jungle as a beautiful woman that tries to lure a man away, so it can reveal its hideous nature and suck his blood or devour him as a wild animal.

## See also

* Sayona
* Patasola
* Deer Woman
* Sihuanaba
* Baobhan sith
* Leanan sídhe
* Hulder
* Soucouyant

## References

1. ↑ Leyenda “La Tunda”
2. ↑ La Leyenda de La Tunda
3. ↑ González Cortés, Flover. 2001. Fantasmagorías. Mitos y leyendas del Pacífico colombiano
4. ↑ Puertas Arias, Esperanza. 2000. Del Pacífico colombiano, La Tunda: Mito y realidad. Sus funciones sociales

## External links

* La leyenda de la Tunda
* La Tunda se convierte en gallina
* Leyenda: La Tunda de esmeraldas (with picture)

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