Huichol (Wixárika) people undertake annual peyote hunts in Wirikuta desert, consuming cactus for visions guiding art, healing, and cosmology. Deer-maize-peyote trinity central. It mattered for cultural continuity despite threats.

The Huichol peyote pilgrimage in Mexico around 1500 inspired visions that inform Huichol yarn paintings and oral poetry. This rich cultural tradition influenced Latin American writers and artists exploring entheogenic creativity and the intersection of spirituality and art.