Desconocido: Strange Stories from Latin America

Orlando Correa

Desconocido is a podcast where we feature stories of the mysterious and unexplained centered on Latin America: told in a narrative-documentary style! Tune in for fascinating folklore, alien abductions, elusive cryptids, and little pieces of bizarre history! I'm not a reporter or journalist, just a second-generation Hispanic American trying to share what they find and maybe learn a little more about their roots in the meantime. Join me as I research the strange accounts you won't always see covered in the English-speaking world and have some fun telling their stories. Desconocido is written and read by Orlando Correa (@odditystew.bsky.social)Email us at desconocidopodcast@outlook.com For updates follow us on Instagram: desconocidopodcast and Blue Sky: @desconocido-pod.bsky.social Desconocido Theme by Orion: on.soundcloud.com/utOMO1VO0wwO... 

Episodes

  1. 1d ago

    02 - Bigfoot in Latin America

    Bigfoot goes by many names in many cultures, and somehow tales of the tall hairy apeman find their way onto every continent. In this episode, we learn about the Sisimite and encounters with other Bigfoot type cryptids from South and Central America! Notes: 11:14 - topic of Sisimites being an allegory for sexual assault is briefly discussed 19:45 - Episode was written before a certain 2026 Bigfoot documentary, which has since definitively exposed the Paterson-Gimlin film as a hoax ------- Desconocido is Written and Produced by Orlando Correa Cover Artwork also by Orlando Correa. Follow us on Blue Sky and Instagram. If you enjoy the show, please consider donating to my Ko-Fi! You can email us at: desconocidopodcast@outlook.com Desconocido Theme and Main Music by Orion. Additional Music Credits: - Ambiant Hope by Komiku -- link - The Ultimate Threat by Komiku -- link - Dreaming of You by Komiku -- link - Love Planet by Komiku -- link SFX Credits: - Ambient Sting Crescendo by AbrahamMast -- link - Jungle nighttime 2 by SarahAGGross -- link - ZOOM0001_LR.WAV by spiid -- link - Creature Roar 1 by jacobalcook -- link - Heathers Gunshot Effect2.wav by okieactor -- link - Sasquatch.wav by BaDoink -- link - horror forest NL 1209 PM 240531_0730 by klankbeeld -- link - oak planks creak low end lom geofon by Garuda1982 -- link - Ambient Riser/Sting by AbrahamMast -- link - Growl and Roar by Jofae -- link Bibliography:  Von Humboldt, Alexander (1852). Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Years 1799-1804 by Alexander Von Humboldt and Aime Bonpland. Vol. 2. H. G. Bohn. pp. 271–72.Ivan T. Sanderson (1961). “Abominable Snowmen, Legend Come to Life”. pp. 148-181 https://sacred-texts.com/lcr/abs/abs12.htm https://ambergriscaye.com/25years/elsisimito.html http://www.bigfootencounters.com/creatures/sisimite.htmhttp://www.bigfootencounters.com/creatures/darien.htm https://www.xplorhonduras.com/la-cueva-del-sisimite/ George Byron Gordon, (1915). "Guatemala Myths". vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 103-115.Edward Johnathan Hoyt (1966). Buckskin Joe : being the unique and vivid memoirs of Edward Jonathan Hoyt, hunter-trapper, scout, soldier, showman, frontiersman, and friend of the Indians, 1840-1918. pp. 177https://mexicounexplained.com/sisismite-mexicos-jungle-dwelling-bigfoot/

  2. Oct 26 ·  Bonus

    SHORT: Ñatitas - Friends from the Other Side

    This week, we're doing a short Halloween episode to learn about the "Fiesta de las Ñatitas" a seasonal tradition in Bolivia where everyone takes their best friends out for a fun day in the cemetery... ------- Desconocido is Written and Produced by Orlando Correa Cover Artwork also by Orlando Correa. Follow us on Blue Sky and Instagram. If you enjoy the show, please consider donating to my Ko-Fi! You can email us at: desconocidopodcast@outlook.com Desconocido Theme and Main Music by Orion. Additional Music Credits: - electric guitar loop movie music gentle by Garuda1982 -- link -- licensed as CC-BY 4.0 - Serial Killer by John Bartmann -- https://www.johnbartmann.com/ -- licensed as CC-BY 4.0 Bibliography: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/meet-celebrity-skulls-bolivias-fiesta-de-las-natitas-180957289/https://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/article/to-live-and-die-and-live-again-in-bolivia-the-fiesta-de-las-natitas/https://inmediaciones.org/juanito-y-juanita-las-calaveritas-de-la-policia/https://bolivianexpress.org/magazine-sub-item/179https://hobletsonthego.com/where-weve-been/south-america/bolivia/la-paz-general-cemetary/Also recommended: Memento Mori by Paul Koudounaris, an author and photographer who has researched several global traditions involving death and rituals involving human remains, and extensively studied ñatitas for a chapter of this book.

  3. Oct 12

    01 - Tales of the Ghost Ship Caleuche

    For centuries, the coast of Chile has been haunted by the stories of the ghost ship Caleuche... a phantom vessel that employs members of the living dead! Come aboard as we explore the folklore behind this supernatural phenomena and listen to those who claim to have seen the Caleuche... and its sinister crew of undead sailors, witches, and tortured souls... ------- Desconocido is Written and Produced by Orlando Correa Cover Artwork also by Orlando Correa. Follow us on Blue Sky and Instagram. If you enjoy the show, please consider donating to my Ko-Fi! You can email us at: desconocidopodcast@outlook.com Desconocido Theme and Main Music by Orion. Additional Music Credits: - Wake Up Heroic Figure by Komiku -- link - The Ultimate Threat by Komiku -- link - Ambiant Hope by Komiku -- link - Credits, thank you for playing by Komiku -- link SFX Credits: - Ambient Sting Crescendo by AbrahamMast -- link - Space Horror atmosphere loop by PearceWilsonKing -- link - Crashing Waves into Rocks 4 by amholma -- link - Nature - Sea waves_Night_Penang by ruviyamin -- link - clown laugh by scotcampbell -- link - 230923_2550_FR_Batucada_in_public_garden.wav by kevp888 -- link - Water Explosion by Sheyvan -- link - Zombie Growl by whisperbandnumber1 -- link - Creature Roar 1 by jacobalcook -- link - Cure Spell by CAT-FOX_ALEX -- link - Sea lions.m4a by shelf-employed -- link Bibliography: - Mansilla, Bernardo Quintana, Chiloé Mitológico, 1972. Link: https://chiloemitologico.cl/ - Time Life Books, Mysteries of the Unknown: Mysterious Places, 1992. - MacGregor, Rob and Trish, Janeshutz, “Abducted by a Ghost Ship.” Fate, May 1984 - Cárdenas Tabies, Antonio (1980). Abordaje al Caleuche - https://huellas.cl/el-caleuche/ - https://www.historicmysteries.com/caleuche/ - https://tucuentofavorito.com/el-caleuche-una-leyenda-de-un-barco-fantasma-para-ninos-y-adolescentes/

  4. Season 1 Trailer

    Desconocido: TRAILER

    INTRODUCING 'Desconocido!' A monthly podcast featuring strange stories from Latin America! Tune in starting OCTOBER 12th for tales of ghosts, monsters, UFOs, and other bizarre topics! Desconocido is written and read by Orlando Correa Email me at desconocidopodcast@outlook.com Cover Art by Orlando Correa Desconocido Theme by Orion. You can find their music here: https://on.soundcloud.com/utOMO1VO0wwOzQ0vH8

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Desconocido is a podcast where we feature stories of the mysterious and unexplained centered on Latin America: told in a narrative-documentary style! Tune in for fascinating folklore, alien abductions, elusive cryptids, and little pieces of bizarre history! I'm not a reporter or journalist, just a second-generation Hispanic American trying to share what they find and maybe learn a little more about their roots in the meantime. Join me as I research the strange accounts you won't always see covered in the English-speaking world and have some fun telling their stories. Desconocido is written and read by Orlando Correa (@odditystew.bsky.social)Email us at desconocidopodcast@outlook.com For updates follow us on Instagram: desconocidopodcast and Blue Sky: @desconocido-pod.bsky.social Desconocido Theme by Orion: on.soundcloud.com/utOMO1VO0wwO... 

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  • Creator
    Orlando Correa
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    4
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2026 Desconocido: Strange Stories from Latin America