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Mapuche and Chiloé folklore

1 record of Mapuche and Chiloé folklore — the beings, warnings and stories the tradition keeps, with sources.

PeuchenShapeshifter · Chile · ChiloéPiuchén / peuchen is a Mapuche and Chilote blood-drinking flyer — often a winged serpent or lizard-bat — whose whistle and gaze paralyse. Chiloé tellings add protean lake-monster traits at places such as Lago Huillinco. Related to, not identical with, invunche or Caleuche crews.