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Amazonian mythology is as vast and varying as the Amazon River itself.
The Amazon River basin covers several countries and each country has its own stories and myths. Each country has its own way of telling these stories and myths. When these stories are told from one person to the next, each person tells his or her own version, creating stories that never stay the same. Since most of these tales are spread orally and are not written down, they can change very fast, yet they always keep their main magical spirit. To give you some idea of these myths I will cite just a few stories that are common in the Peruvian rainforest and ones that I heard as a child living in a village along the river.