Ecuadorian Mythology

The name Sacha Huarmi translates literally as “forest woman” or “jungle woman.” She is a powerful spirit figure associated with the Ecuadorian Amazon rainforest, particularly the regions near the foothills of the

Sachamama is the jungle mother, Goddess of the Ecuadorian Amazon. She is a snake spirit—a gigantic, primeval, eared boa. Sachamama rose up from the underworld in the form of a two-headed snake,