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This section contains descriptions of unexplained facts provided by eyewitnesses or published in the media, as well as the results of their analysis by the group.

Spirits. Guatemala

ID #1602755807
Added Thu, 15/10/2020
Author July N.
Sources
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Status
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Initial data

Initial information from sources or from an eyewitness
Incident date: 
26.06.1976 11:00
Location: 
Эль-Платанильо
Guatemala

Farmer Mariano Gutierrez was working in his field one clear morning when he suddenly noticed the figure of an old man walking with a cane that seemed to appear out of nowhere in a remote part of the field. 

When the stranger passed the witness, he did not look up and completely ignored Gutierrez as he greeted him. 

Further along the field, other family members appeared and met the "old man", who also ignored them and continued on his way. After walking about 30 meters, there was a sudden loud noise, a cloud of dust seemed to rise around the stranger and cover him. 

When the dust cleared, he was nowhere to be seen, and there was nowhere for him to hide in the area.

At the scene of the stranger's disappearance, witnesses found a hole 2 meters deep, but it was apparently empty. One of the younger members of the family was lowered down on a rope, and he did not see the old man, but saw what looked like a tunnel that went deep into one side of the pit. 

Terrified, he begged to be picked up.

Original news

Location. El Platanillo, Jutiapa, Guatemala
Date: June 26 1976
Time: 1100A
Farmer Mariano Gutierrez was working one clear morning in his fields when he suddenly noticed the figure of an old man walking with a cane that had appeared to come from nowhere in an remote area of the field. As the stranger walked by the witness he did not raised his head and totally ignored Gutierrez as this one saluted him. Further down the field other family members now appeared and encountered the “old man” who also ignored them and continued on his way. After walking for about 30 meters there was a sudden loud noise, a cloud of dust seemed to rise around the stranger and covered him. As the dust dissipated he was nowhere in sight and there was no place for him to hide in the area. At the site where the stranger had vanished the witnesses found a 2-meter deep hole, but it was apparently empty. One of the younger members of the family was lowered down with a rope and did not see the old man but did see what appeared to be a tunnel that disappeared deep into a side of the hole. Afraid he begged to be lifted up.
Source: Eduardo Mendoza Palacios

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Karst, Karst holes, sinkholes

Dissolution (leaching) of certain rocks causes a number of phenomena which are called karst or, in a word, karst. They occur where the common soluble rocks: rock salt, gypsum, chalk, limestone, dolomite. Surface water and groundwater leached into them large and small cavities, often having bizarre shapes, forming caves, sinkholes, caves. When collapsing the roof above karst voids or leached rocks that lies from the surface, there are distinctive landforms - karst.

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