Sisimito

cryptid · Belize · Mesoamerica

The Sisimito is a bipedal gorilla-like cryptid from Belizean and Honduran folklore, often called the Mexican Bigfoot. It is described as large, covered in black or dark brown fur, with four fingers on each hand and no thumbs, ape-like facial features, and backward-facing feet with no knees. The Garifuna call it Sismidu, and the name derives from the Nahuatl word Tzitzimitl. The Sisimito is said to kidnap human women and feast on humans, though it also eats wild berries and raw meat. It is afraid of water and dogs, and is said to be outsmarted by its lack of intelligence. In Belizean belief, if

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