Aspects of the supernatural in Pampas-La Florida (Chancay)

Abstract

The Pacarina of the town of "San Salvador del Mundo" of Pampas (Chancay valley) is the Mango hill. The repeated extirpations of idolatry suffered by "its children", the miscegenation and the passage of time have, little by little, made the myths about the Mango disappear. The oral tradition of Pampas that gives much importance to the world of the supernatural continues, however, to offer numerous tales and legends mentioning this hill no longer as a pacarina but as a source of wealth and a place of charm.
The analysis that follows has been made from the stories compiled by Jorge Osterling during Easter in the year 1980 in Pampas La Florida.