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Legends & Culture, Puerto Rico

Urban Legends & Haunted Places of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico

San Juan is full of legends. Old San Juan is one of the oldest colonial cities in the Caribbean, and when a place has centuries of Spanish rule, military forts, prisons, cemeteries, sea walls, churches, and war-era fear, ghost stories…

Jose Nevarez
January 25, 2026

Island Legends

7 Caribbean Folklore Legends: La Diablesse, Soucouyant, Papa Bois & More

Historic Caribbean church and cultural landscape representing folklore and island heritage

Meet seven enduring Caribbean folklore figures, including La Diablesse, the Soucouyant, Papa Bois, Mama Dlo, Douens, Jamaica’s Rolling Calf and Anansi, with documented cultural context and travel links.

Jose Nevarez
November 3, 2025

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Urban Legends & Haunted Places of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico

7 Caribbean Folklore Legends: La Diablesse, Soucouyant, Papa Bois & More

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