Muey was an enclosure belonging to Santa Elena, when there was a death in Muey, it had to be carried by weight to Santa Elena, but that was not a problem as long as those carrying it had their liter of cigar with them to drink.
There was a town called "Achayàn" and another called "Corralito", where they say the gringos discovered a tar mine, which they used to pave streets and roads.
At that time, in Muey, there were some albarradas from where fresh water was extracted and then sold in Salinas, La Libertad and Santa Elena. To obtain the liquid, it was necessary to make wells up to 7 meters deep, with crowbars and lamps.
People were definitely more relaxed and there was not even a prison. When a troublemaker appeared, he was forced to do work on the wall as a form of punishment, and if he reoffended, he was imprisoned, but not like now, but on a bar held in shackles.
The ladies were very modest and if you could see their ankles it was an event.
To this day there exists a wall called "Mealeche" since the land that surrounds it is very clear and in times of rain the water turned milky, hence its name.
Jovito Genaro Arana, February 1918
José Luis Tamayo, Canton Salinas
From the book Myths and legends of the Santa Elena Peninsula, Maria Alvarez and Sol Damerval
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