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Villavicencio describes ayahuasca visions
In 1858 the Ecuadorian geographer Manuel Villavicencio published the first written description of drinking ayahuasca, among peoples of the upper Napo, reporting sensations of flight and visions of distant places.
1858 CE · -0.99, -77.81 · status: official
The account
His Geografía de la República del Ecuador described how shamans used the drink to foresee attacks and diagnose illness. Position approximate, upper Napo near Tena.