I lived in Ecuador for the first 14 years of my life and still have family/friends down there…

I hate to disappoint you, but “El Commercio” is the biggest/most read newspaper down there.

Anyway, that part of the world is somewhat unique in that there is a tropical climate at the pacific ocean beaches, then the Andes raise fast and furious to 20000+ ft only a few hundred miles east. Then the mountains drop off very fast and you have the amazon jungle.

There’s no BF at the pacific coast. The mountains have practically no native trees, the landscape is called “pampa” in spanish, I think it best translates to tundra. Most of the trees that do exist are planted by farmers for harvest and consist of eucaliptus, pine or cipress. There is no BF there either.

As for the amazon, not many people venture there other than eco-tourists in well defined trails close to civilization and led by some guides. We know for sure there are cannibal tribes in there who think white men taste good.

I never, ever heard of BF, Sensimite, Ucus or chupacabras down there, not even as a folk or children tale and I did live with and talked to the natives for years. I never heard of any tales of similar animals regardless of name.

Fascinating, nonetheless!