Note 213 — LEYENDAS DEL PAÍS DE LA SELVA C. O. Bunge (Según Ricardo Rojas)
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enano de la siesta, the dwarf of the noonday nap. Tradition has it that ghosts walk about in the quiet hours of the noonday nap. This is not surprising if one bears in mind the deep stillness that pervades small Spanish-American towns, particularly those in the interior.