The Calima Mushroom Mystery: Ethnomycological possibilites among the Pre-Hispanic indigenous tribes that inhabited the Valle del Cauca territories in Colombia, South America
Mycological Spectrum February 20, 2026 Juan Camilo Rodriguez Martinez
The ritual use of neurotropic mushrooms by pre-Hispanic indigenous cultures of Colombia has attracted increasing scholarly attention in recent years.Ethnohistorical and archaeological interpretations have proposed the ceremonial use of psychoactive fungi among several indigenous groups, including the Muisca, Tayrona, Quimbaya, Zen, and related cultures.Parallel to this historical inquiry,...