Discovering Paranormal Latin America
LATM1110D01 Final Project
Thought to be nearly seven feet tall and live in the caves of the mountains of Salta Province, Argentina, it is said to only leave the mountain at night to eat. This creature seems to be part bigfoot myth, part tale to keep your children in the house at night, but it also terrorizes adults…
Cerro Azul, Panama is a beautiful slice of paradise that, in 2009, made world-wide headlines after a group of young boys saw, claimed they were attacked by, accidentally killed, and snapped a creepy phone photo of what appeared to be a hairless, pale monster. About three feet in length with sharp looking talons, the boys…
To hear the locals speak of it, you’d think a raptor had just walked off the set of Jurassic Park and into the real world. In the Atacomba desert of Northern Chile, people are seeing a large and fierce creature that is able to run next to their vehicles and leaves people in utter terror….
In remote villages deep in the Amazon, home to the Ese-Eja people along a tributary called the Madre de Dios River, there is a legend of a small three to four foot tall gremlin-like creature called the Chullachaqui. Often said to be preceded by a whistling sound, this troublesome creature has long arms, pointy ears,…
In Northern Chile, strange remains were found in a Spanish mine thought to be that of a mummified alien that had landed in the area. The native Aymara tribe have been seeing lights and strange creatures deep into their history, and have experienced things in ancient mines, tunnels, and in their night sky. There have…
Through much of the Yucatan, you will see little houses on roadsides and at resorts. These houses were built for the Alux, a Mayan cryptozoological creature akin to some types of fae species. Short at less than four feet in height, they are said to compact and dark in color. It is said that up…
In Corrientes, Argentina there is a gnome-like, short, hairy creature that can impregnate women by touching their stomachs. To attract the Pombero, you leave rum, cigarettes, and honey out for the creature. They are thought to whistle in the jungle at night. There are many sightings in the Guarni Reservation; they say that the Pombero…
Argentina has a deep-set belief in the supernatural, so it is of no surprise that they still hold such deep superstitions. It is still a commonly held belief in many rural (and some not-so-rural) parts of the country that the seventh son of a family of just boys will be cursed to be a Lobizon—a…
Nahuel Huapi Lake is said to house the Argentine version of the Loch Ness Monster. The lake is 210 square miles with a multitude of underground tunnels that lead to the ocean. In the 1940s, Heumel Island was said to be used for nuclear experiments in the middle of the lake itself. The lake is…
Myth or the real thing? If you venture into rural Chile, you will hear rumors about the Chupacabra—or Goat Sucker. In Latin America, the legend of el Chupacabra has gripped many rural farmers and villagers up and down through many countries. However, if you venture to Buin, Chile, the zoo has what they believe to…