A Shipibo curandero shaman holds a cup of Ayahuasca an indigenous Amazonian plant medicine used to induce hallucinogenic visions

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A Shipibo curandero holds out a cup of Ayahuasca, a traditional Amazonian plant medicine used to induce hallucinogenic visions and altered states of consciousness and facilitate healing. The indigenous ceremony takes place in a maloca in the Amazon jungle near Iquitos, Peru. The Shaman wears a kushma, a traditional robe embroidered in the designs of his plant teachers.

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Size: 5500px × 3667px
Location: Ayahuasca Foundation, Nauta, Iquitos, Maynas, Peru, South America
Photo credit: © Brian Van Tighem / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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