The Real Temple of Doom

Summary Join Josh Bernstein as he braves the Peruvian Amazon in search of the ancient civilization of Chavin de Huantar. There, he'll explore the secrets of a real 3,000-year old temple of doom. Complete with sacred idols and bizarre rituals, the temple was at the heart of an ancient cult that controlled society - not by war or force - but through mind control and hallucinogenic plants like the San Pedro cactus. To investigate this civilization, Josh goes croc hunting in the Amazon; crawls through the deep, dark tunnels of the mysterious temple; and finds out just how potent the San Pedro cactus was in the cult of Chavin.

S2.E1 ∙ The Real Temple of Doom

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Zay Harding Hunter Ellis Zahi Hawass Josh Bernstein

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Genres : Mystery History Documentary

Release date : Jan 22, 2006

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English

Production companies : A+E Networks JWM Productions

Summary Join Josh Bernstein as he braves the Peruvian Amazon in search of the ancient civilization of Chavin de Huantar. There, he'll explore the secrets of a real 3,000-year old temple of doom. Complete with sacred idols and bizarre rituals, the temple was at the heart of an ancient cult that controlled society - not by war or force - but through mind control and hallucinogenic plants like the San Pedro cactus. To investigate this civilization, Josh goes croc hunting in the Amazon; crawls through the deep, dark tunnels of the mysterious temple; and finds out just how potent the San Pedro cactus was in the cult of Chavin.

Details

Genres : Mystery History Documentary

Release date : Jan 22, 2006

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English

Production companies : A+E Networks JWM Productions

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