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Puerto Rico

One entry in one subarea: 1 at grade B. The points fall where the entry was collected, not where the story is set. Hover a point to see the subarea, click it to open the entry.

Canóvanas, barrio Campo Rico, and the valley of the río Grande de Loíza; for the 1975 precedent, Moca and barrio Parcelas Mamey in the north-west of the island

BChupacabrasPuerto Rico — Canóvanas, barrio Campo Rico, and the valley of the río Grande de Loíza; for the 1975 precedent, Moca and barrio Parcelas Mamey in the north-west of the island

The entries, in brief

The folklore of Puerto Rico documented in this atlas: Chupacabras. Every entry is placed on the map at the point where it was collected or attested — not where the story is set — and carries its declared grade of documentation (1 at grade B), with the sources it comes from.

Chupacabras B
A nocturnal predator that kills goats, sheep, hens and rabbits, leaving two or three small deep holes on the neck or the chest, and that according to witnesses empties the carcass of blood without eating the flesh. The physical…

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