Case: GG-2026-201
Status: Historic
Documentation rating: C
Location: Chiloé Archipelago, Los Lagos, Chile
The Caleuche is a legendary ghost or enchanted ship of the Chiloé Archipelago in southern Chile and one of the best-known figures in Chilote maritime mythology. Traditionally described as brilliantly illuminated and filled with music and celebration, the vessel is said to travel the islands and channels of Chiloé at night, sometimes disappearing, submerging or changing form when approached. Different traditions populate the Caleuche with drowned sailors, transformed or abducted mariners, supernatural beings and the brujos, or sorcerers, of Chiloé, while other versions connect it with the wider…
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