01674nas a2200349   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002653003000043653001800073653001500091653001100106653001300117653002300130653002000153653001900173653003100192653003000223653001600253653001400269653001700283653001800300653002000318653002000338100003200358700002500390245010600415856009500521300001200616490000700628520067500635022001401310                                       d10aCoffee Cultural Landscape10aConservación10aFolk myths10aGriots10aHerança10aMitos Folclóricos10aMitos Populares10aOral tradition10aPaisagem Cultural de Café10aPaisaje Cultural Cafetero10aPatrimônio10apatrimony10aPreservation10aPreservação10atradición oral10atradição oral1 aCarlos Gutiérrez-González1 aLuis Aldana Vásquez00aLos griots: protagonistas en la conservación de los mitos folclóricos del Paisaje Cultural Cafetero  uhttp://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1692-58582017000200127&lang=es  a127-1430 v153 aThis article answers to the question: ¿Is this about preserving or rescuing the Oral Tradition of Folk Myths in the Coffee Cultural Landscape (CCL)? To find the answer a qualitative method was implemented conducting interviews on focus groups; elders, historians and children ages 7 to 11 years old. All natives and/or residents of Anserma, Caldas; Marsella, Risaralda; and Genova, Quindio, municipalities who represent three CCL’s zones. It was found that Folk Myths are one of the most resilient traditions. However, this intangible patrimony is in risk of disappearing, this evidence highlights the importance of finding new griots to preserve this oral tradition.  a1692-5858