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title: Runauturungo
description: A puma-man from the traditions of Bolivia and northwestern Argentina.
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**Runauturungo**

The runauturungo is a puma-man from the traditions of Bolivia and northwestern Argentina who attacks travelers, robbing them of everything they carry. It is said to be the fruit of a pact with the devil, and its desire is to take revenge on the humans who wronged it.

All the runauturungo needs to do is roll about on a puma skin that it always keeps in its belongings, and then, after uttering an incantation, it transforms into the animal itself.