I don't know if this is what you're thinking of, but it's a Peruvian Romeo and Juliet story:
The legend of Huascar and Huandy
This legend tells the story of how the two mountains, Huascarán and Huandoy in the Cordillera Blanca, came into existence.
For many years there were two empires. The kings of these empires were bitter enemies and had constant wars.
These kings had children. One king had a son named Huascar while the other king had a daughter named Huandy. As fate would have it, these two youngsters fell in love. They continued to foster their love knowing very well that if their parents discovered their secret relationship, there would be another bloody war. Because of this they only would meet at night when they would be safe from prying eyes.
One fateful day the couple went out to enjoy the beautiful sunlight. They walked arm in arm through a field full of flowers. While they were walking together, a soldier from one of the kings’ armies saw them. They realized that they were seen and quickly escaped into the mountains. The two young lovers made a pact to stay together even in the face of horrible consequences.
Once word reached the two kings of the affair, they joined their armies to find the couple. When finally they were caught, their punishment was swift and harsh. They were chained to a mountains face to face without being able to embrace one another. The couple cried and cried – so much that their tears turned to rivers, freezing to ice.
God showed pity on them and changed them into mountains. Huascar was converted into the snowcapped mountain Huascarán and Huandy into the mountain Huandoy. Melted snow from Huascarán became Lake Orconcocha (lake of the man) and thawed snow from Huandoy turned into Lake Chinancocha (lake of the woman). They have a son that is represented by Lake Chopincocha that lies between the two lakes. Even now, the mountains continue to cry, their tears flowing into their respective lakes.
2006-11-16 06:38:33
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answered by Rico Toasterman JPA 7
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