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…
Category: Peru
San Pedro de Casta, Peru – The haunted lost city of Marcahuasi.
Deep in the Andes sitting above San Pedro de Casta, Peru, there is said to be a pre-Colonial Incan city. Locals avoid it entirely, the farmers have abandoned it, people see lights and hear odd sounds. There are rumors of tunnels full of gold, never to be sought after due to the haunting. San Pedro…
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,…