Les Stroud's Beyond Survival

The Amazon Shamans of Peru Part 2

Traveling by plane, bus, boat and finally on foot, Stroud reaches the home of the deeply spiritual Huacharia Tribe, an indigenous culture still embracing ancient practices. Wearing bark clothing, subsisting on wild plants, fruits, and fish, the tribe views everything through the lens of a connection to the natural world. Stroud receives the Tobacco medicine through an ancient initiation ceremony.

The Amazon Shamans of Peru Part 2

26m 46s

Traveling by plane, bus, boat and finally on foot, Stroud reaches the home of the deeply spiritual Huacharia Tribe, an indigenous culture still embracing ancient practices. Wearing bark clothing, subsisting on wild plants, fruits, and fish, the tribe views everything through the lens of a connection to the natural world. Stroud receives the Tobacco medicine through an ancient initiation ceremony.

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