Verhalen van vergelijkbare waterbronnen werden ook verteld door de inheemse bewoners van de Nieuwe wereld, zoals in het Caribische gebied gedurende de Eeuw van de Ontdekkingsreizen. ###>Stories of similar waters were also evidently prominent among the indigenous peoples of the Caribbean during the Age of Exploration (early 16th century), who spoke of the restorative powers of the water in the mythical land of Bimini.