Tata Duende is considered a powerful spirit that protects animals and the jungle, though it is believed to lack thumbs.
This creature has appeared on a postage stamp of Belize as part of a series on Belizean folklore.
People who claimed to have seen the 'Tata Duende' said he was about 3 feet tall and wore a wide brimmed hat.
The creature was investigated on a 5th-season episode of Destination Truth, where it was speculated that Tata Duende sightings might actually be of the indigenous spider monkey.
The Duende has a special interest in children where he would lure them deeper into the woods and the only way to escape him would be if you hide your thumbs and show only your four fingers.
Between the Yucatec Maya, the Tata Duende(Nukuch Tat) protects children in the bush.