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Ucumar Sightings

4 documented sightings across Andean puna of northwest Argentina and Bolivia.

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  1. Pasteadero area, north of Metán, Salta, Argentina

    A gaucho from the Pasteadero district reported a face-to-face encounter with a large, dark, gorilla-like animal approximately 1.7 meters tall. He described the creature crossing a fence slowly while staring at him: 'when it shined I saw with my own eyes something incredible that I would never have imagined — that horrible thing was walking slowly and crossed the fence.' His dogs retreated to the house and his horses attempted to break out of their enclosure during the encounter.

    Source: https://inexplicata.blogspot.com/2023/05/argentina-ucumar-zupai-appears-in-salta.html

  2. Cerro Termal, 6 km east of Rosario de la Frontera, Salta, Argentina

    Two athletes training on the forested trails of Cerro Termal and a gaucho on horseback independently encountered an unknown hairy ape-like creature on the same day. Witnesses described it as roughly 1.7 meters tall with massive arms and dark fur. The gaucho's horse bolted and the dogs in the area refused to approach the area where the creature had been seen. The encounters were reported to local media and logged by Inexplicata investigators.

    Source: https://www.phantomsandmonsters.com/2022/04/gorilla-like-cryptid-ucumar-recently.html

  3. Curu-Curu Mountains near Tolar Grande, Salta, Argentina

    Residents of Tolar Grande, a remote settlement at 3,528 meters above sea level, reported nightly eerie howling from the Curu-Curu Mountains that they attributed to a creature known locally as the Ukumar-Zupai. The calls frightened the 148-person community for weeks. Newspaper reporters who traveled to the village found consistent accounts and noted the howls were unlike any known Andean animal.

    Source: https://www.pararational.com/ucumar-south-americas-bigfoot/

  4. Puna de Atacama highlands, Salta/Jujuy, Argentina (16,000 ft elevation)

    Geologist Audio L. Pich discovered seventeen-inch human-like footprints at over 16,000 feet elevation on the Argentine side of the Andes. The stride length and depth suggested an extremely heavy bipedal animal. El Tribuno of Salta city subsequently reported additional prints near Macón Mountain described as 'bigger than those of elephants.' The find prompted an investigation by provincial authorities.

    Source: El Tribuno (Salta); https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Ucumar