An American tourist died after drinking a psychedelic tea that caused a “breakdown” of several organs while he was on a spiritual retreat in the Peruvian Amazon, according to reports.
Aaron Wayne Castranova, 41, died Monday after ingesting ayahuasca — a potent hallucinogenic plant brew banned in the US — during a shamanic ritual at La Casa de Guillermo ICONA, a hostel known for its “spiritual tourism” in Loreto.
The hypnotic elixir triggered a multi-organ “breakdown” that caused the Alabama man’s lethal spiral, according to Narciso Lopez, the regional prosecutor’s forensic pathologist, the Daily Mail reported.
Aaron Wayne Castranova, 41, died Monday after ingesting ayahuasca during a shamanic ritual at La Casa de Guillermo ICONA.
Hostel managers reportedly claimed Castranova failed to