Zhiro

Since ancient times man has always distorted his world imagining monsters and demons, mythological creatures, deformed men; Inventing beast-men to somehow seek and see for himself, always reflected in the form of mermaids, werewolves, among others, somehow bringing his worst nightmares to reality. Before rationalism in the 18th century and the beginning of the classification of species there was practically no scientific methods to distinguish between facts and legends. In the high mountains of Ecuador exists the legend of Zhiro; it is said to be a missing link between man and monkey who inhabits the forests of the Andes mountains, and is used to chase the local people in order to kidnap and mislead them. Its name comes from the Quichua word: zhiru, which is used to refer to an undefined color associated with that of the character’s fur.