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In a story from this region, a woman was turned into a plant after drowning while searching for the moon goddess Jaci. Travelers in this region can be led astray by the backwards footprints of a flaming (10[1])dwarf-like demon or a hairy one-eyed giant. A mythical “land (-5[1])of cinnamon” was the destination of an expedition in this natural region chronicled by Gaspar (10[1])de Carvajal (10[1])(“kar-vah-HALL”). Men in this natural region may (10[1])be targeted by a siren-like figure named Iara (“Yara”), while women may be impregnated by shapeshifting (-5[1])dolphins. (10[2])The 100-foot-long (10[3])snake (10[1])Yacumama inhabits this natural (10[1])region, where Henry Fawcett (10[2])disappeared while searching (10[2])for the (10[1])Lost (10[1])City (10[1])of (10[1])Z. (10[2])For 10 points, myths (10[1])of the Tupi (10[1])peoples tell of creatures from what South American rainforest? (10[2])■END■ (10[4])

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