Tarantulas may seem scary and disgusting to some people, but for others, they're a tasty snack. The Huottüja are an Indigenous people who have been eating them for generations. Join DW reporter Joel Dullroy on an adventure through the Amazonian rainforest in Venezuela where he observes a ceremony with psychoactive plants, and gets very close to a sacred mountain.
Please note: The report includes footage of spiders being hunted, killed, and eaten.
The German Foreign Office is currently advising against travel to this part of Venezuela.
00:00 Intro
00:45 Where we are/The Amazon
01:00 Tour start in Puerto Ayacucho
01:18 Visiting the Piaroa shaman Alfredo Pintao
02:27 Ceremony with yopo
04:25 Boat ride to Boca de Autana village
06:08 Visiting the indigenous Huottüja people
06:39 Hunting, preparing and eating a tarantula
09:45 Hike to the mountain top lake Leopoldo or Paraka Wachoe
11:23 Getting close to mount Autana
CREDITS:
Report, camera and editing: Joel Dullroy
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