Wizard of the Upper Amazon Audiobook By F. Bruce Lamb cover art

Wizard of the Upper Amazon

The Story of Manuel Córdova-Rios

 Preview
LIMITED TIME OFFER

3 months free
Try for $0.00
Offer ends July 31, 2025 at 11:59PM PT.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo after 3 months. Cancel anytime.

Wizard of the Upper Amazon

By: F. Bruce Lamb
Narrated by: Kirk Magoon
Try for $0.00

$0.00/mo. after 3 months. Offer ends July 31, 2025 at 11:59PM PT. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $26.96

Buy for $26.96

Confirm purchase
Pay using card ending in
Switch payment method
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use, License, and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Taxes where applicable.
Cancel

Wizard of the Upper Amazon is an extraordinary document of the life among a tribe of South American Indians at the beginning of the 20th century. For many listeners, the most compelling sections of the audiobook will be the descriptions of the use of Banisteriopsis caapi, the ayahuasca of the Amazon forests. This powerful hallucinogen has long been credited with the ability to transport human beings to realms of experience where telepathy and clairvoyance are commonplace. Manual Córdova, the narrator of these adventures, is well-known as a healer in Peru.

©1993 F. Bruce Lamb (P)2020 North Atlantic Books Americas Indigenous Peoples Indigenous Studies Social Sciences South America Specific Demographics United States World

Critic reviews

"This is one of the three or four best books I have ever encountered." (Peter Warshall, The CoEvolution Quarterly)

"A rare glimpse of the private life of a Peruvian healer." (Andrew Weil, MD, author of the The Natural Mind)

All stars
Most relevant  
it is an amazing true story that fascinated us from start to finish, highly recommend

total immersion into an incredible story

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
This book was irresistibly interesting. In depth cultural study of a tribe along with its religious practices including the use of ayahuasca in the early 1900s.

Shamanism Wayback When!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
what a captivating story! Although there are questions to the validity of this story, it seems clear that some must be true. This book is marketed heavily on Ayahuasca, but that is not the core theme of the book.
I would recommend this book as it is a fascinating story with a lot of interesting facts on life in the Amazon forest

captivating story

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
This wonderful story, which I believe to be true as can be, gave me so much more than I expected. I recommend it heartily.

Moving Exciting Story from the Amazon Forest

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
The story of his time with the indians is compelling, but the narration is bland.

details of the jungle

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.