Cuero (legendary creature)

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El cuero (from Mapudungun: trülke wekufü "pelt or hide" and "wekufe or evil spirit") also known as cuero del agua ("water hide"), cuero vivo ("live hide"), manta (El Manta, "The Blanket") or manta del diablo is an aquatic creature from Mapuche mythology subsequently incorporated into the myth of Central Chile (including Chiloé Islands) and Southern Chile, and certain parts of southwest Argentina.

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