Country

Peru

cases: 2
years: 1944–2026

Disputed: 1 Legend: 1

1940–1949
1. c. 1944–present Haunted houses and manors · Legend Casa Matusita – Lima's Most Famous Haunted House Corner of Garcilaso de la Vega and España avenues, Lima They say anyone who spends a night upstairs in this house in central Lima goes mad. There are many legends – and one of the most famous turned out to be a TV stunt.
2000–2009
1. 2009 Spectral creatures and night demons · Disputed The “Pishtacos” of Huánuco – the Fat-Stealing Gang Huánuco Region In 2009 Peru's police said a gang had killed people for their fat and called them pishtacos, after the Andean bogeymen. It soon became clear something was wrong.

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