- Overview
This documentary examines ayahuasca shamanism near Iquitos (a metropolis in the Peruvian Amazon), and the tourism it has attracted. The filmmakers talk with two ayahuasqueros, Percy Garcia and Ron Wheelock, as well as ayuahuasca tourists and local people connected with the ayahuasca industry.
- Release Date
21 September 2008
- DirectingRudolf Pinto do Amaral
- Budget
$0.00
- Revenue
$0.00
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