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In the early 1940s, botanist Richard Evans Schultes went to the Colombian Amazon - to look for rubber plants initially.
He spent 12 years, being the first naturalist to explore the area. He researched the ways tribal people used flowers and vines for medicinal and hallucinogenic purposes, and he documented the plants and the people with his photography.
These photos provided a view into lives rarely seen and largely unknown.
Makuna youth, Rio Popeyaca
Kamsa youth
"They use various barks and woods and carbonate powders and fruits. And then, much like we'd snuff tobacco, they blow this into each other's noses."
In 1976 he published A Golden Guide to Hallucinogenic Plants, which studies the physiological effects and cultural significance of these plants in ancient and modern society.
In his quest, Schultes tried all the things those around him did...
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