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South American Legends

The Amazon basin alone contains more undiscovered species than anywhere else on the planet. These are the creatures that locals know but science hasn't caught up to yet.

13 creatures

Boto

Boto

The Amazon's pink river dolphin comes ashore at night disguised as a handsome stranger.

Folklore onlySouth America
Caipora

Caipora

Brazilian hunters know this forest spirit punishes anyone who takes more than they need.

Folklore onlySouth America
CarbuncloIllustration coming soon

Carbunclo

A small, armored creature with a glowing gemstone embedded in its head, spotted in the Andes at twilight.

Folklore onlySouth America
Cherufe

Cherufe

Inside Chilean volcanoes lives a molten humanoid that demands human sacrifice to stay dormant.

Folklore onlySouth America
Cuero

Cuero

It lies flat on the water like a discarded cowhide, until something steps on it.

Eyewitness reportsSouth America
CurupiraIllustration coming soon

Curupira

A flame-haired forest guardian with backward feet, who drives hunters insane by making them walk in circles.

Folklore onlySouth America
El Cadejo

El Cadejo

In Central America, a glowing-eyed dog follows you home at night, but its color decides your fate.

Folklore onlySouth America
El Sisimite

El Sisimite

In the forests of Honduras, a backward-footed ape-man kidnaps anyone who makes eye contact.

Folklore onlySouth America
Huallepen

Huallepen

A cow-headed amphibian haunts Chilean marshes, and seeing one means birth defects for the unborn.

Folklore onlySouth America
Minhocao

Minhocao

Entire sections of Brazilian forest have collapsed into tunnels dug by something impossibly large.

Eyewitness reportsSouth America
Nahuelito

Nahuelito

Something enormous has been surfacing in an Argentine lake for over a century.

Photo/video claimsSouth America
PeuchenIllustration coming soon

Peuchen

A shapeshifting flying serpent from Chilean forests that drains the blood of livestock from the air.

Folklore onlySouth America
Yacumama

Yacumama

Deep in the Amazon, locals say a snake longer than a river is wide guards the waterways.

Eyewitness reportsSouth America

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