Pishtaco

Origin and tradition

Andean folklore describes a dangerous stranger or predatory figure who extracts human fat, often reflecting colonial violence and exploitation fears.

Illustration in this atlas

A pale outsider or traveler with knives, bottles, or hidden tools, less monstrous in face than in the harvest he seeks.

References and further reading

1. en.wikipedia.org — Pishtaco

These references offer further reading. Accounts and depictions vary; the atlas illustration is interpretive artwork, rather than historical or scientific evidence.