Post by Chad Lewis on Dec 6, 2004 10:40:56 GMT -6
The Hunt for El Chupacabra
Based on the numerous reports of the Chupacabra, I decided to focus my search in several key areas. I first set out to the El Yunque Rainforest. This rainforest is controlled by the U.S. Forest System and contains about 28,000 acres of land. It is a relatively quiet rainforest as many of the animals (birds) were killed when Hurricane Hugo went through in 1998. I was not able to locate any signs that the Chupacabra was in the area. I did hear many UFO reports around the forest, and many locals refer to the forest as a strange and scared place where many anomalies happen at night. Many of the locals told me that they would not venture into the forest at night for fear that they would not come back.
I also spent some time in Canovas where the legend of the Chupacabra was started. Canovas is settled at the foot of the rainforest. Again, I found no evidence of the Chupacabra, yet I did speak to a local who told me this story. One evening while cooking some dinner the man heard his Collie (dog) start yelping and then it went quiet. The man went out to investigate and found that his dog had two puncture marks on its neck and was dead. The man then saw El Chupacabra dash (fly) into the wooded area by his home. His description was very similar to all the other sightings of the Chupacabra. (See website)
I then went to visit the Arecibo radio telescope. This radio telescope is the largest in the world and it is the one that SETI uses to try to pick up radio signals from outer space. Again no Chupacabra, but I did manage to pick up a lot more UFO reports, as one man who owns a restaurant near Arecibo stated that he see so many UFOs that they no longer interest him.
I then went kayaking into a small bio luminescent lagoon off of the ocean. This is one of a hand full of places where the algae lights up with movement. You have to go in the evening. When you are swimming in this area, your skin lights up as you swim with the algae. This area is also located near the rainforest. I was told by my guide that in 1998 he witnessed (along with 60 tourists) a silver ship hovering over the lagoon. The ‘ship’ then shot a few lights into the rainforest and then just disappeared. Unfortunately, no one was able to get a photograph. The guide told me that he sees UFOs so often in the area that he is afraid that one day he will be taken by them. He also informed me that in the 1960’s a local man claimed to see a UFO come strait out of the lagoon, which is still part of the ocean.
I also spent some time hiking through a series of cave systems looking for a possible hiding spot for the Chupacabra; yet again, I had not luck. With a few more days of hiking through the county side, I still had not seen the Chupacabra and it was time to come home.
Conclusions: Although Puerto Rico is a small island (smaller than Connecticut) and harbors a lot of people (over 4 million) there are plenty of places where the creature could hide. The main area of paranormal activity seems to surround the rainforest. If I ever make it back to Puerto Rico this is where I would base my research.
Based on the numerous reports of the Chupacabra, I decided to focus my search in several key areas. I first set out to the El Yunque Rainforest. This rainforest is controlled by the U.S. Forest System and contains about 28,000 acres of land. It is a relatively quiet rainforest as many of the animals (birds) were killed when Hurricane Hugo went through in 1998. I was not able to locate any signs that the Chupacabra was in the area. I did hear many UFO reports around the forest, and many locals refer to the forest as a strange and scared place where many anomalies happen at night. Many of the locals told me that they would not venture into the forest at night for fear that they would not come back.
I also spent some time in Canovas where the legend of the Chupacabra was started. Canovas is settled at the foot of the rainforest. Again, I found no evidence of the Chupacabra, yet I did speak to a local who told me this story. One evening while cooking some dinner the man heard his Collie (dog) start yelping and then it went quiet. The man went out to investigate and found that his dog had two puncture marks on its neck and was dead. The man then saw El Chupacabra dash (fly) into the wooded area by his home. His description was very similar to all the other sightings of the Chupacabra. (See website)
I then went to visit the Arecibo radio telescope. This radio telescope is the largest in the world and it is the one that SETI uses to try to pick up radio signals from outer space. Again no Chupacabra, but I did manage to pick up a lot more UFO reports, as one man who owns a restaurant near Arecibo stated that he see so many UFOs that they no longer interest him.
I then went kayaking into a small bio luminescent lagoon off of the ocean. This is one of a hand full of places where the algae lights up with movement. You have to go in the evening. When you are swimming in this area, your skin lights up as you swim with the algae. This area is also located near the rainforest. I was told by my guide that in 1998 he witnessed (along with 60 tourists) a silver ship hovering over the lagoon. The ‘ship’ then shot a few lights into the rainforest and then just disappeared. Unfortunately, no one was able to get a photograph. The guide told me that he sees UFOs so often in the area that he is afraid that one day he will be taken by them. He also informed me that in the 1960’s a local man claimed to see a UFO come strait out of the lagoon, which is still part of the ocean.
I also spent some time hiking through a series of cave systems looking for a possible hiding spot for the Chupacabra; yet again, I had not luck. With a few more days of hiking through the county side, I still had not seen the Chupacabra and it was time to come home.
Conclusions: Although Puerto Rico is a small island (smaller than Connecticut) and harbors a lot of people (over 4 million) there are plenty of places where the creature could hide. The main area of paranormal activity seems to surround the rainforest. If I ever make it back to Puerto Rico this is where I would base my research.
