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…
Category: Legendary
El Mirador, Guatemala – examining the pre-classic period of the Maya.
The search for the tombs of the Mayan Snake Kings of the pre-classic period in El Mirador began over thirty years ago. Around the year 150, the Snake Kings (and the Maya) collapsed. If you venture beyond Flores, the last town to the North, you’ll have to take a helicopter and then hike through the…
Cueva de los Tayos, Ecuador – Search for the Metal Library.
In 1965 Juan Moricz discovered what the natives call Cueva de los Tayos, and claimed to find within it a Metal Library. Not metal like the music, mind you, but rather tablets made of shining metal, deep within the cavern. In 1976 an expedition was lead by Stanley Hall and included Neil Armstrong (yes, that…
Quito, Ecuador – the Pucaras lead to Atahualpa.
In 1532 Atahualpa became the last King of the Incan Empire. He would meet with an untimely end when he was murdered by Francisco Pizarro in a wild double-cross following a kidnapping. After being stabbed, Atahualpa was mummified by his people, and it was said at the time he was buried where he died. But…
Paititi, Peru – the Lost City of Gold
When Francisco Pizarro invaded and sought the riches of the Inca, the Inca fled to Paititi, and took with it, their gold. A document found at the Vatican suggests that this lost city may, in fact, be real. The Incan empire was vast, spreading from Quito to Santiago, the capital was Cusco. Machu Picchu was…
Arica, Chile – the Arica Monster
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….
Madre de Dios River, Puerto Maldonado, Peru – el Chullachaqui
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,…
Pampa de Chaca, Arica, Chile – Aliens?! Mummies of the Atacomba & the unexplained region of the Aymara people.
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…
Yucatan, Mexico – Alux; Mayan Cryptid
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…
Corrientes, Argentina – el Pombero
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…