Devil’s Pond and its twin

It was the year 1510 when some of the first Spanish Conquistadors arrived at the lands of Cuzcatlan, which nowadays is known as El Salvador. They arrived with priests and nuns to convert all misbelievers from the region.

In those lands, there were two ponds, one was full of odd animals, and the other was cursed (figure 1). Some of the Indians went there to worship a wicked god. He was capable of giving them all they wanted, including cocoa (their gold), power, women, sex, everything!

Figure 1. Devil’s pond. ¹

However, there was an excessive price to pay. After a couple of days, months, or years, these people, who explored the pond and got their wishes, lost their souls, and some of them just disappeared and were never seen again.

Only a couple of them were able to escape from the demon’s powers. These Indians shared that behind the pond, there is a waterfall where there is a secret entrance to the underworld (hell in the Christian world). Also, they showed everyone the massive scar on their backs in the shape of a bull tail. They looked like a red tattoos and a reminder of their betrayal.

Further, the second pond is close by and looks like a beautiful pond full of crystalline water where you could enjoy a relaxing bath. If you enter its waters, you will feel how all your problems are released, but when you wake up from your dream, there will be thousands of snakes. Plus, the pool will look full of cracks so if you start praying for half an hour without moving a finger, you will be able to escape from them!

As you can imagine, these two pools are places of malignant powers. For centuries, the Spaniards with the priests tried to fight and exorcise them without any success. These days, Salvadorans merely avoid them to don’t get in contact with the devils who live there.

Inspired by El Salvador Región Mágica's version.

Credits:
¹ Trip Advisor
Location: Suchitoto, El Salvador

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