Case file · Folklore / legend
El Mohán of the Magdalena
A hairy river sorcerer of the upper Magdalena in Tolima and Huila who steals fishermen's catch, plays music in river caves and carries off washerwomen.
1900 CE · 4.23, -74.89 · status: legend
The account
His name derives from mohán or moján, a colonial word for Indigenous priests and healers. Year approximate.