LAKE YACUMAMA

The yacumama, meaning "Mother of the Water" (from the Quechua words yaku, water, and mama, mother), is a mythological creature with aquatic characteristics, similar to the word tucumán for a giant snake in South America, specifically in Ecuador and Peru. The yacumama is a large snake, similar to an anaconda but much larger, reaching lengths of around 65 meters with a head two meters wide. According to the mythology of the indigenous peoples of the Amazon, it inhabits the water, preferring the mouth of the Amazon River and nearby lagoons. [caption...