Shamanic

Shamanism is a tradition brought to South America by the first inhabitants who came via Siberia, North and Central America. It is perhaps at its peak in the Amazon, particularly the Western Amazon where tribes like the Tukano, Shipibo and Ashaninka keep the traditions very much alive.

But even the coast of modern Peru boasts a shamanic tradition which is vibrant today, particularly in and around the Northern cities of Trujillo, Chiclayo and Piura. Even past Presidents of Peru have been known to use curanderos (healers or shaman), most of whom utilise teacher plants (hallucinogens) such as the San Pedro mescaline cactus.

In the Amazon, teacher plants (like those in the DMT based ayahuasca brew) are more common among the tribes.