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Bruce Parry

The heavens open


A sudden downpour as Bruce prepares to take ayahuasca

Ayahuasca is used in medicinal rituals in many cultures of the Amazon Basin. Bruce experienced the ceremony first with the Achuar in Wijint and also here near Iquitos, with the healer Percy Garcia Lozano. Find out more about ayahuasca.

Following the Fer-de Lance.

The Fer-de Lance is a pit viper, a territorial snake renowned for an aggressive instinct. Bruce films it at the ayahuasca retreat near Iquitos before taking ayahuasca - and in this clip he wonders if the snake sighting is an omen.

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