Large brown effigy of La Fiura mythical squat woman, dressed in twigs, in front of a garden hedge, Caulin, Chiloe Island, Chile

---

In Chilote mythology, La Fiura is an ugly squat woman with foul breath. She lives in the forest, clothed in moss. Bathes in waterfalls, she is an irresistible seductress of young men. Having satisfied her sexual appetite, she drives men insane. Chiloe Island's isolation from the mainland, with self-reliance on the sea and land, has produced a rich combination of myth and folklore that intrigues visitors. This large effigy of La Fiura stands in a garden at Caulin, on the north shore of Chiloe Island.

---

Size: 3788px × 2515px
Location: La Fiura Garden Effigy, Caulin, Chiloe Island, Chile, South America
Photo credit: © robert harrison / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: america, american, artificial, beliefs, caulin, chile, chiloe, chilote, chilotes, effigy, fiura, folk-tales, folklore, garden, geography, history, island, la, legends, model, monster, monsters, myth, mythology, myths, south, statue, supernatural, superstitions, tourism, traditions, travel, view