Seeking a True Shaman in the Sierra Mazateca

Marcos García de Teresa

The first time I visited Huautla in the Sierra Mazateca, I was amazed to see the city decorated with paintings of psilocybe mushrooms. I was struck by the fact that, in a country marked by a particularly violent “war on drugs” in this region of the state of Oaxaca, psychoactive mushrooms were claimed as a fundamental element of local culture... continue reading.