TY - JOUR KW - Coffee Cultural Landscape KW - Conservación KW - Folk myths KW - Griots KW - Herança KW - Mitos Folclóricos KW - Mitos Populares KW - Oral tradition KW - Paisagem Cultural de Café KW - Paisaje Cultural Cafetero KW - Patrimônio KW - patrimony KW - Preservation KW - Preservação KW - tradición oral KW - tradição oral AU - Carlos Gutiérrez-González AU - Luis Aldana Vásquez AB - This 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. DO - 10.15665/re.v15i2.1061 M1 - 2 N2 - This 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. SP - 127 EP - 143 TI - Los griots: protagonistas en la conservación de los mitos folclóricos del Paisaje Cultural Cafetero UR - http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1692-58582017000200127&lang=es VL - 15 SN - 1692-5858 ER -