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Monster of Lake Fagua

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Painted illustration: chimera creature by a Chilean lake, 18th-century engraving style
AI rendition based on witness descriptions, not an actual photo.

A creature said in 1784 to have been captured near Santa Fe, Chile.

Hoax Verdict: Monster of Lake Fagua is a hoax or deliberate invention, as our source documents.

Region
South America · Chile
First reports
1784 Courier de l'Europe article

Key sightings

Best evidence

A newspaper story.

Sources