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THE GODDESS UMIÑAThe goddess Umiña was considered the goddess of health for the Manteña culture. It Umiña was the daughter of a cacique and her mother was a well-known and beloved healer and priestess. When he was young, his mother died mysteriously. Umiña took her mother's place and quickly became loved by people for her healing abilities. After a year, the chieftain remarried a local woman suspected of being a witch. You can guess where this is going. She was a witch. She was jealous of Umiña's fame and cast a spell on the cacique, summoning him to have Umiña executed.
They tied her to a raft, sailed for 3 days in the ocean, and then left her there without food or water. Miraculously Umiña reached land 3 days later. Still spellbound, her father decreed that she be taken to the highest mountain and tied there to die of exposure. This time it appeared 3 months later, having been rescued by a giant condor. The people rejoiced, and fortunately his father had come to his senses. He threw the con and took Umiña back. Happy ending, right? Mal, after evading the soldiers and some werewolf shenanigans, sneaked into the boss's chamber and stabbed him to death.
They buried the chief and umiña threw herself on the grave and ordered the soldiers not to touch her no matter what. After several days she died and her corpse wasted away leaving only her heart turned into a giant red Emerald. Local priests built a temple on the site and made a gilded bust of Umiña with the emerald embedded in it. From that day on, legend has it that anyone who touched the emerald was immediately cured of all their ills. People were said to travel from Mexico, Peru, and all of Central America to visit the temple and cure ailments.
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