Loco (loa)

In the Voodoo religion, Loco (also spelled Loko) is a loa, patron of healers and plants, especially trees. He is a racine (root), and a Rada Loa. Among several other Loa he is linked with the poteau mitan or centrepost in a Vodou peristyle. This Deity was inherited from the Haitians Arawak ancestors. He is derived from the Arawak Deity Louquo, a founding ancestor of the Arawak people.

Loco (loa)

In the Voodoo religion, Loco (also spelled Loko) is a loa, patron of healers and plants, especially trees. He is a racine (root), and a Rada Loa. Among several other Loa he is linked with the poteau mitan or centrepost in a Vodou peristyle. This Deity was inherited from the Haitians Arawak ancestors. He is derived from the Arawak Deity Louquo, a founding ancestor of the Arawak people.