Wirikuta

Wirikuta

Wirikuta is a site, sacred to the Huichol Indians high in the mountains of central Mexico, between the Sierra Madre Occidental and the Zacatecas ranges.

Wirikuta is the sacred land of the Huichols' deified ancestors. Huichols carry out yearly pilgrimages to Wirikuta and collect peyote - a cactus containing hallucinogens - along the way. The peyote is eaten during special ceremonies and, they believe, enables the Huichols to commune directly with their ancestors and deities. The pilgrimage is one of the highlights of the Huichols' religious year.

External links

* [http://www.garfield.library.upenn.edu/art/isiart/mmain.htm Art at ISI]
* [http://www.erowid.org/experiences/exp.php?ID=2136 Erowid Experience Vaults]
* [http://www.lomika.org/mexlco/natural_scenes/14.htm Photogrophs]
* [http://www.reeldecotarce.net/salai.htm Real de Catorce]

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