A legend from the Venezuelan plains dating back to the 19th century, meant to punish unfaithful men. It tells of a son who murdered his father and was cursed by his grandfather to a gruesome death. He wanders the region whistling a musical scale: if the sound seems close, he is actually far away, but if it sounds distant, he is right next to you. (Los Llanos refers to the vast tropical grasslands of the region).
Dude, I heard El silbón last night and I shit my pants. / I am scared to go to the plains because I do not want to hear El silbón.
A legendary spirit from the Venezuelan plains, specifically the Apure region, who haunts unfaithful men. Cursed for murdering her mother over a false suspicion of an affair with her husband, she appears as a beautiful woman to lure men into isolated areas before revealing her true, deadly form (the name comes from the sayon, a traditional smock she is said to wear).
You better treat your wife right, son, unless you want La Sayona to come for you. / I am not going out to the plains at night, I do not want to run into La Sayona today.
A term for the tree line or forest edge seen from a distance across the savanna. It refers to the silhouette or high relief of vegetation that stands out on the horizon where the plains end. (This refers to the landscape of the Llanos, or tropical plains, where the horizon is wide and flat).
All this land is mine, and it goes all the way to that ceja de monte you see over there.
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Panamá