Abchanchu is a part of Bolivian folklore that is associated
with vampires. It is said that this
cryptid has the ability to take the form of an old man, and ask somebody for a
direction. Abchanchu will suck the blood
of those who will help him while they were asleep or infect them with an
incurable disease. Sometimes in order to
lure their victim to their house, abchanchu will pretend that he is having some
sort of trouble at home and whoever kindly offers him to help him on his
trouble will suffer the same fate. They
said that there is no way to escape the abchachu once you became a target
victim. He will first bite you and suck
your blood and when you managed to escape that attack he will then inflict you
with a deadly disease. The old man
always appear to be wearing something expensive and said that he came from a
rich clan. Travellers can wear an amulet
with garlic oil in order to protect themselves from the abchanchu.
It is said that the abchanch can be found at the caves and
highland of Bolivia. During the 18th
Century it was believed that Abchanchus were only located in secluded places in
Bolivia, especially to the inaccessible part of the region or the mountain
areas. After a few years, story about this
creature began spreading all over Bolivia especially on the district and town
areas. Some stories about the Abchanchu
differentiate them from the vampires, some abchanchu has a way to destroy the
villagers’ crops and cause random fire.
They are similar on the western vampires regarding their ability to
inflict diseases. They said that there
is an incantation that you have to recite that can protect you from the attack
of the abchanchu:
Uyuni, a region in Bolivia has a different interpretation of
the Abchanchu, they said that these creatures usually come to visit a house at
night and ask the owner of the house if they can come in. Those who let them in or during an event
that the house does not have a lock ; they will probably end up a victim of the
abchanchu.
*Note: Abchanchu is a part of the Bolivian folklore, no
reported sightings was documented in the history to confim its validity.
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