Benito Arévalo is an onaya: a traditional healer in a Shipibo-Konibo community in Peruvian Amazonia. He explains something of the onaya tradition, and how he came to drink the plant medicine ayahuasca under his father's tutelage. Arévalo leads an ayahuasca ceremony for Westerners, and shares with us something of his understanding of the plants and the onaya tradition.
Genre: Documentary
Stars: Benito Arévalo
Crew: Delia Ackerman (Producer), Delia Ackerman (Director), Fernando Valdivia (Camera Operator), José Antonio Osona (Animation), Carlos Paz Bordone (Lighting Technician), Alonso del Río (Director)
Country: Peru
Language: Español
Studio: Soqta Estudio, Hidrógeno Producciones
Runtime: 22 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jan 01, 2001
IMDb: 10
