Don Ruperto whispering magical words in Quechua to the spirit of the plants. Inside the bottle, the ayahuasca brew. On the mesa, a bottle of perfume, encantos, mapacho cigarros, ritual pipes (the big one on the right, crowned by a large golden necklace, representing a mermaid) carved from the palisangre tree, and a schacapa fan are the ritual objects accompanying the ceremony.