Venezuela, the Los Llanos region (folk tale)
El Silbón (The Whistler)
Folklore — not a documented case
According to this tale told in the Venezuelan countryside, a ghost heard whistling at night creates a misleading impression of how near or far the sound actually is. It is one of the best-known tales in the region's folklore.
This figure, told across the plains of Venezuela's Los Llanos, is one of the most recognized characters in the region's folklore.
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