Category: Chilean Mythology

Invunche (Een-IWN-che) Of all the vampiric beings, creations, and creatures, the invunche is perhaps the most pitiable. In Chile a witch will kidnap a firstborn…

Guecubu In the Mapuche mythology of Chile, South America, comes a species of demonic spirits known as guecubu. They do everything they can to foil…

Cherufe In Mapuche mythology there is a demon named Cherufe that lives in the magma pools of the volcanoes in Chile. Cherufe was said to…

Guallipen (Huallepen) In the folklore of the Araucanian Indians of Chile, a fantastic amphibious animal. It has the head of a calf and the body…

The Chonchón is a creature from Chilean and Argentine folklore, particularly in the mythology of the Mapuche people. It is often depicted as a supernatural…

Cherruve In the folklore of the Araucanian Indians of Chile, the spirits of shooting stars. SOURCE: Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend, Third Edition –…

Camahueto In the folklore of the Araucanian Indians of Chile, a sea monster who wrecks large boats. SOURCE: Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend, Third…

Caleuche In the folklore of the Araucanian Indians of Chile, a witch boat, seen illuminated at night, carrying fishermen to the treasure stores at the…

Pincoya is the ocean goddess of Chiloé, the “Enchanted Island,” located five hundred miles south of Santiago off Chile’s Pacific Coast, literally the end of…

The Alicanto, a magical, nocturnal bird, looks nondescript in daylight, but at night, golden light gleams from its wings. Its luminous eyes are like lasers.…