Legend has it that many years ago, the Aña of light taught weaving and gave advice to the inhabitants of the place; on the other hand, the Aña of darkness caused sorrow and pain wherever they went. The daughter of the great Chieftain, Araberá, had married the god Colibrí; they were expecting their first child, who would defeat the Aña of darkness. The Aña decided to end the mother before the child was born. But the Toborochi tree offered to protect Araberá by hiding her inside its trunk, making her part of its essence and form.
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