Luz mala, the evil light
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What is the Luz Mala?
What is the Luz Mala?
The Luz Mala, translated to, "Evil Light" was a known myth in Argentine and Uruguayan history as a floating ball of light that leads people to objects that emit poisonous gas.
That is one of the more common summaries of the Luz Mala, but legends do differ. For example, sometimes the Luz Mala can be classified as souls in purgatory, souls who haven't received a baptism, souls who have escaped celestial prison, and Satan himself. It is also said the Luz Mala appears in the driest times of the year to either direct people to poisonous objects, shine its lethal light on people, or just vanish. There is also the account that it may lead people to buried treasure for those lucky enough if the Luz mala appears as a bright sparkling light near a hill.
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