The Seven-Headed Palm Tree

The Seven-Headed Palm Tree

Hidden in Cachiche, a village locally renowned for its legends of witchcraft, stands the “Palmera de Siete Cabezas” (Seven-headed Palm Tree), a bizarrely-shaped palm that carries an ominous prophecy. Unlike ordinary palms, this wizened tree has grown in a twisted formation, as if it were a petrified serpent with multiple “heads” spread across the ground rather than reaching skyward. According to local legend, a 106-year-old witch prophesied on h…