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Medicines of the World: Colombia

Sacred Plant of the Amazon

26 min

Available until 30/12/2025

In Colombia, on the Amazonian planes of Mocoa, Bernard Fontanille discovers the traditional uses for ayahuasca, known in the region as yagé. This plant is used to brew a psychedelic concoction sacred to the indigenous communities. 72 different tribes in the Amazon use it. It it has become subject to a new type of tourism that can be dangerous.

Director

Jacques Offre

Country

France

Year

2015

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