Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As the second ceremony commenced and I was handed my half-dose of the plant medicine, I took a deep breath and thought, "This is ...

An American tourist has died after drinking a hallucinogenic herbal tea during a spiritual retreat in Peru, according to reports. Castranova suffered multiple organ failure, with the presence of ...

Ayahuasca (ai-uh-wa-skuh), also known as yage, is a hallucinogenic plant-based brew used as medicine in regions of the Amazon. Using the Banisteriopsis vine and the Psychotria shrub, the potent ...

Ayahuasca is a psychedelic tea whose roots go back hundreds of years to ceremonial use by Indigenous groups in the Amazon region. It's widely used in South America where it is legal in several ...

This is part of Reason's 2025 summer travel issue. Click here to read the rest of the issue. As the second ceremony commenced and I was handed my half-dose of the plant medicine, I took a deep breath ...

I arrived in Cusco, Peru, about 48 hours before my first ayahuasca trip—a requirement to acclimate to the altitude of 11,152 feet. My plane touched down just after midnight, and I paid an Uber driver ...