La Ayahuasca como recurso educativo: integración de saberes ancestrales y educación contemporánea
Revista Científica Multidisciplinaria SAPIENTIAE January 15, 2026 Rogger Silva Herrera, María Del Rosario Vivar Sarmiento
Ayahuasca, an ancestral Amazonian beverage, has moved beyond ritual and medicinal use to become a resource in intercultural education. It symbolizes indigenous worldviews and acts as a bridge integrating ancestral knowledge with contemporary teaching. In pedagogy, ayahuasca can strengthen cultural identity, stimulate critical thinking, and raise environmental awareness. Its study promotes a more contextualized, inclusive education for indigenous and non-indigenous communities. Responsible integration respects cultural practices and avoids appropriation. The work explores ayahuasca as an educational tool fostering interculturality, tradition revitalization, and plural knowledge, proposing a model that dialogues between ancestral heritage and contemporary challenges for comprehensive education.