The Peruvian culture seems to have a lot in common with the Mexican, but certainly not these myths sacred to Mexico I'm about to share with you.

Mexico is one of the largest countries in the world and a popular vacation spot. But you may have doubts before booking airline and hotel tickets for vacation, if you have heard about Mexican myths and urban legends of this country revolving around mothers, children and ghosts.

Here are 2 Fascinating Mexican Mythology you never knew about

1: La Llorona cries for her son (myth)

This is ranked as one of the creepiest Mexican myths of Mexican legends and stories. This lady “La Llorona“, also known as “The Weeping Woman”, fell in love with a man who gave her the ultimatum: to him and his children.

The weeping woman chose the latter, drowning her own children, hoping to be with the man she loved. But after rejecting her, she too took her own life. The man’s whereabouts, and whether he was the biological father of the children, remain unknown.

The weeping woman walks the streets of Mexico, mourning the loss of her children. The children must never wander the streets alone or misbehave, or the weeping woman will come looking for them.

2: The cuckoo or the coconut

“Behave yourself or El Cucuy will come looking for you”. This phrase is well known by the natives of this country to children who misbehave, within Mexican myths this expression is a warning from parents, “El Cucuy” (also known as the boogeyman or coco in other countries) is a creature that takes advantage of children who have misbehaved with their parents.

He can appear at any given moment in the night. In your closet, under your bed, at the foot of your mattress, always listen for your parents, or the boogeyman will find you. Now the question is, these myths are real or fictional?