In UFO circles, Puerto Rico's reputation has largely been built upon that red eyed goat sucker known as El Chupacabras. In reality, their UFO and humanoid history is much more varied than that. Magdalena del Amo-Freixedo, the wife of investigator Salvador Freixedo, put it best: “Long ago, long before the arrival of Christopher Columbus, the god Yuquiyú was wont to appear to the natives of the Island, the Taino Indians. And, as the centuries have passed, Puerto Rico has been the scene of all the most controversial and diverse sorts of paranormal phenomena, such as ‘encounters with fairies,’ apparitions of ‘yetis,’ of strange animals, of UFO sightings, of ‘dwarfs with big heads,’ etc., etc.” On this episode I'm joined by artist Todd Purse to talk about El Chupacabras, the weird beings that have been seen in El Yunque, and many others! Sources: “Current Happenings on Puerto Rico” by Magdalena del Amo-Freixedo, Flying Saucer Review 1991 V 36 N 4 “Seven Year of Unidentified Flying Objects in Puerto Rico and The Dominican Republic” by Sebastián Robiou Lamarche Stendek Year 2 N 6 September 1971 “Green Blood and Alien Situations in Puerto Rico” by Jorge Martín “Encounter with a Little Entity in Puerto Rico” by Jorge Martín, Flying Saucer Review 1998 V 43 N 1 “Puerto Rico: An Area of Extraterrestrial Experimentation?” by Magdalena Del Amo-Freixedo, Flying Saucer Review 1994 V 39 N 1 Multiple articles by Jorge Martín, Flying Saucer Review 1998 V 43 N 2 “Entities in the Headlights” by Jorge Martín, Flying Saucer Review 2000 V 45 N 2 “What are the Creatures Seen Recently in Puerto Rico” by Jorge Martín, Flying Saucer Review 2000 V 45 N 1 “Vampire ‘Chupa-Chupas’ in Puerto Rico” by Gordon Creighton, Flying Saucer Review, 1996 V 41 N 1 “Vampire ‘Chupa-Chupas’ in Puerto Rico (1995): Part II” by Gordon Creighton, Flying Saucer Review 1996 V 41 N 3 “Chupacabras Widespread: The Enigma Grows” by Jorge Martín, Flying Saucer Review 2002 V 47 N 4 “UFOs and Mysterious Deaths of Animals, Part I: The Animal Deaths in Puerto Rico” by Sebastion Robiou Lamarche, Flying Saucer Review 1976 V 22 N 5 “UFOs and Mysterious Deaths of Animals, Part II: UFO Sightings in Puerto Rico” by Sebastion Robiou Lamarche, Flying Saucer Review 1976 V 22 N 6 “More Mysterious Deaths of Animals” by Sebastion Robiou Lamarche, Flying Saucer Review 1979 V 25 N 3 Jorge Martín - UFOs and the Chupacabras in Puerto Rico - YouTube Clip Theme song: "Ufo" by Floats, available on Soundcloud, iTunes and Spotify Logo designed by Megan Lagerberg T-Shirt Designs by The Great Desdymona Check out my links here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices