BrazilMapinguari: Brazil’s Belly-Mouthed Amazon Giant
The Mapinguari is a foul-smelling, hairy giant said to haunt the rainforests of the Brazilian Amazon, with a gaping mout...
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ChileChonchón: Chile’s Flying Head Witch and Its Tué-Tué Cry
The chonchón (also spelled chon-chon, and known by its cry as the tué-tué) is a flying human head from Mapuche and Chile...
GuyanaKanaima: The Guyanese Sorcerer Legend That Killed a Scholar
Deep in the highland interior of Guyana, people speak of a kind of sorcerer called a kanaima (also spelled kanaimà), sai...
BoliviaThe Wawa con Bigotes: Bolivia’s Mustached Baby Legend
The Wawa con Bigotes (Quechua/Spanish for “the baby with a mustache”) is a Bolivian urban legend from Sucre, in the Chuq...
EcuadorBella Aurora: The Black Bull Legend of Casa 1028, Quito
In the record Bullfights were regularly held at what is now Plaza de la Independencia in colonial and 19th-century Quito...
PeruEl Tunche: The Whistling Spirit of the Peruvian Amazon
A whistle cuts through the jungle darkness — high, thin, and closer than it should be. Whatever you do, the guides in Pe...
ArgentinaEl Familiar: Argentina’s Devil-Pact Sugar Mill Legend
El Familiar is a legend from the sugar-producing provinces of northwestern Argentina — mainly Tucumán, Jujuy, Salta, and...
BrazilLoira do Banheiro: The Blonde Ghost in Brazil’s School Bathrooms
She doesn't wait behind the mirror for three calls, like her American cousin. Say her name enough times in front of a sc...
ArgentinaPombero: Paraguay’s Hairy-Footed Guardian of the Night
Ask someone from rural Paraguay why the chickens went missing, or why the horses spooked for no reason, and you might no...
SOUTH AMERICABakru: The Half-Wood Spirit Suriname Blames for Sudden Wealth
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