A team of archaeologists discovered ancient snuff tubes carved from hollow bones at the heart of monumental stone structures ...

Two thousand years before the Inca empire dominated the Andes, a lesser-known society known as the Chavín Phenomenon shared ...

Inside, researchers found nicotine from wild Nicotiana species and vilca, a psychedelic powder derived from the vilca tree.

Snuff tubes uncovered at Chavin de Huantar in Peru reveal how leaders used mystical experiences to cement their power.

Archaeologists have uncovered ancient snuff tubes in the Andes, revealing how "drugs" reinforced social hierarchies in the ...

Dreams. Hope for what may come. Resisting on the high mountains of the Andes. Planting trees for tomorrow. There has been a huge push to plant these trees and other native trees across the Andes i ...

That’s according to a new study that uncovered the earliest-known direct evidence of the use of psychoactive plants in the Peruvian Andes ... ceremonial site in the mountains Peru.

A plant native to the areas around the western Amazon River basin on both sides of the Andes Mountains, cacao is believed to ...

Two thousand years before the Inca empire dominated the Andes, a lesser-known society known as the Chavín Phenomenon shared common art, architecture ...

Although their own name for themselves remains unknown, the Chavín of Peru clearly shared common agricultural techniques, ...