Don Eugenio Lopez Carilloo & Eusebio - Hikuri (Peyote) and the Wixarika Way

Hikuri, also known as peyote, serves as a sacred pillar of the Wixarika tradition. Members of this community engage in annual pilgrimages to five cardinal points within their ancestral lands to maintain this connection. Modern pressures threaten this tradition as land exploitation and mining concessions limit access to these sacred territories. Accessing these sites now often requires motorized transport, complicating the traditional pilgrimage. Younger generations are also increasingly drifting away from these cultural practices in favor of urban life, creating a risk that this ancient medicine and the community's way of life will fade.