Survivorman, Beyond Survival, Season 1, Episode 7, The Amazon Shamans of Peru, Les Stroud

Deep in the Amazon forests of Peru live indigenous cultures that have been hidden from modern civilization for hundreds of years. Les travels by plane, bus, boat and finally foot to reach the Huacharia Tribe a tribe that still hunts with bow and arrow, collects wild mushrooms, snails, insects, worms, plants, fruits, and other natural resources safe for human consumption and jungle survival. A deeply spiritual people, Les will participate with these indigenous Andeans as they perform ceremony in their daily lives to pay homage to the elements: from gentle water ceremonies to the purifying ingestion of herbal medicine from the rare Ayahuasca plant, Les will raft, trek and slice into the heart of the Peruvian jungle, learning the secrets of this rare ecosystem from the jungles very secretkeepers themselves. With award winning, never before seen ceremonial and survival footage, Les Stroud crafted this stunningly beautiful and compelling series about connecting to the earth through survival and ancient