Chile Forum

By Carla Olivares

La Estrella (newspaper)

6-1-7

¨¨Margarita Ugalde's family underwent an experience worthy of a horror movie in the early hours of Thursday morning in the Recreo sector of Vina del Mar after having a face-to-face encounter with the legendary and feared Chupacabras.

According to the woman's story, the event took place at around 4 in the morning when all were asleep and the powerful noise made by the strange animal shook them out of their slumber.

"An animal walked over the roof - it was as though it had come in flying and suddenly landed there. It sounded strong and dragged its wings, walking quickly and making a thundering noise, as though it were very heavy. It's just like the last time. The same happened years ago - we heard the same noises on the roof," explained Margarita Ugalde.

The family's chickens, kept in the backyard, were nervous and making loud crowing sounds, as though something was happening to them. One by one, the birds went quiet. Seven out of ten chickens were killed.

"I went to the backyard and I saw it. It was like a large bird, standing about a meter, with the bearing of a dwarf. It has feathers, wings and left footprints like those of a goat. It was looking for food, and I think it must've been hungry," she explained.

When the subject of the Chupacabras first emerged into public awareness, Margarita Ugalde experienced a similar situation - the same noises on the roof and the killings of animals. In that occasion, they were among those who experienced the greatest number of losses.

The woman is afraid. She is terrified by this experience. However, she feels sad about her hens, which she had raised from chicks. The birds present one or two small perforations, some on the neck, others on the wings or legs, but the similarity they share is that they are completely dry, without a drop of blood. The family decided to call Carabineros (Chilean State Police) to inspect the site in case there was something to be found.

"They told us it was that (the Chupacabras) and that they had never seen anything like it. They were overwhelmed as well," said the woman.

When the strange animal passed over the roof and reached the backyard, it broke the henhouse door and extracted the birds one by one, for a total of seven. When he was surprised by the homeowner, the Chupacabras took off, flying toward the hills.¨¨

(Translation (C) 2007, S. Corrales, Institute of Hispanic Ufology. Special thanks to Ana Luisa Cid)

Max, the psycho dog, transplant from Panama, recently banished from the small southern Chilean town of Futaleufu after an unfortunate Christmas Eve incident which resulted in the death of a neighbors dear cat, has apparently met his worst nighmare! Max developed a new found disposition upon arriving to Chile that led to his removal from civilization, and relocation in el campo, specifically the Rio Azul sector of Region X. His behavior, including the aforementioned "kitty incident" also included raging fights with any and all street dogs of all sizes, charging cows, chasing chickens and in general, being a fearless menace.

The dogs owners relocated him to a remote area called Sector Azul in a last-ditch effort to delay his possible demise at the end of a carabineros rifle. Racing along a remote river, through the woods and underbrush, Max was seemingly enjoying his new environment in relative peace and ease, until...One day last week, in the waning hours of a quiet Patagonia afternoon, he wandered into an obscure opening in the brush across the river from where he resides. In a flash, with no barking, and no sound, he raced back across the river, barely touching the rocks on the way, and hid shaking under the bed in the little cabin. There he remained for the rest of the evening and night, refusing to be coaxed out with meat or cheese. He has never ventured across the river again, and bit by bit the story is told. A winged creature, goat like, but with talons instead of hooves on it's front legs menaced him from a rocky overhang where he suspects the creature has taken up residence. I forgot to report that Max can talk, and his story sent shivers down his owners spines. Be afraid. Be very afraid.

Great tale!

I still believe I heard the very loud, shrill scream of a chupacabra early one morning about 4:30am outside my apartment over a year ago. Around that time period, there were also news reports of mysteriously slaughtered chickens and other livestock in the same province.

OMG, brilliant story!!!!....it seems that you have cracked open that chest of stories and things where el sur de CHile stores them....its not always unlocked and the lid is heavy, if you pay attention and you are quick you can see inside and taste the things that are normaly hidden...quickly now before el pillan comes back to cook his dinner...


that, is brilliant and brilliantly told...you have given me a really good idea, I shall share it soon...details to work out.....write more of this Vicki!!!


P out

P-thank you. But from Max's jowls, to my ears. Also, and I'm not making this up, the river sings here. Actual harmonies rising up and down, some three and four part harmonies, whole songs. Really, really strange. At first I thought it was in my head, but it was too clear. Then my husband asked me if I heard music sometimes in the evening, and late at night. He hears it too. Not always, but a couple of times a week. And we live very remote. There is nothing out there to explain the mysterious signing and wordless songs. So now, we just enjoy the concerts. We have no electric, hence no radio or CD player, so it's kind of nice. If I had electric, I could record it?

I've often described Futaleufu as Mayberry meets Twilight Zone, but out in the country away from lights and people noise, the land takes on a life all its own.