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South American Cryptids

By

Caiden Jackman

The Yacumama

The

Yacumama

The Yacumama is a giant snake that lives in the Amazon Rainforest. It is said to be at least 100 feet long, and have a head that is six feet wide.

This Yacumama is very dangerous because it is very large, and it can suck up any thing that is within 100 paces.

The legend is that hundreds of years ago, there was a fisherman who approached an undisturbed lake where he thought he would catch a fish. Suddenly, a large head came out of the water towards the center of the lake. It was the Yacumama. As the snake started chasing him, 4 tapirs fell from the sky. This distracted the Yacumama enough for the fisherman to get away before the snake could find him.

Sources

Dreckschmidt, M. (2020, August 6). Terrifying Legends of Peru #3: Yacumama and Sachamama. Retrieved from https://www.livinginperu.com/terrifying-legends-peru-3-yacumama-sachamama/

Cryptid, W. (2018). Yacumama. Retrieved from https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Yacumama

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La Madrmonte

La

Madremonte

La Madremonte is a giant nature woman who lives within the forests of Colombia. She wears leaves and moss for clothes.

La Madremonte is dangerous to humans due to her abilities to cause you to get lost. She is also dangerous to farmers because she will curse them if they steal others land by causing their animals to become sick.

The legend is that if you trespass on her property, you will get lost and never find your way. She can control the weather as well. When she takes baths in rivers, it causes major flooding and dangerous thunder storms. If children trespass onto her land, she will hide them behind a waterfall. The children are lost forever as they can not escape.

Sources

Summers, H. (2016, September 12). LA MADRE MONTE A COLOMBIAN LEGEND. Retrieved from https://rampages.us/hsummers/2016/09/12/la-madre-monte-a-colombian-legend/

Cellania, M. (2012, October 4). 7 Legendary Monsters of South America. Retrieved from https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/12703/7-legendary-monsters-south-america

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El Cuero

El Cuero is a monster living in Lake Lácar in the Andes Mountains in Chile. The monster looks very similar to a stingray. It has a hairless spine, as well as a hairless head. It has a long tail that is like a whip, and very sharp dangerous claws. El Cuero weighs near 60-70 pounds, and has a width between two and five feet wide.

El Cuero is dangerous to humans due to its quick ability to snatch things with its claws. El Cuero also can suck the blood out of the internal organs of its prey.

The legend is one day a woman was washing her clothes in Lake Lácar. She had her sleeping baby with her. As she was washing the clothes, El Cuero grabbed the baby with its claws and went back into the lake with the baby.

Sources

Gross, L. (2020, June 25). 11 Mysterious Monsters of South America. Retrieved from https://exemplore.com/cryptids/11-Mysterious-Monsters-of-South-America

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