Fuelled by celebrity endorsements, a new wave of tourists are heading to purpose-built resorts in the Peruvian jungle to take ayahuasca, guided by shamans from the Shipibo-Konibo tribes.

A few hours earlier, I had declared my intention for our ayahuasca journey—that I want to live a big, meaningful, impactful ...

It's generally taken in the jungle as part of a ritualistic ceremony, guided by a shaman singing traditional songs. In recent years, many Westerners have flocked to ayahuasca centres in the jungle ...