OutsideApr 1, 2026I Traced an Anthropologist's Deadly Obsession with the Dark World of KanaimaA renowned researcher died after becoming obsessed with dark shamans. I traveled to Guyana to see if the stories were true.16 things in this storyWalter Roth Museum of AnthropologyMuseumdocumented urn burial sitesGeorgetownSightcapital of GuyanaParamakatoiNeighborhoodvillage in the Pakaraima mountainsLokonoPlaceToday, approximately 10,000 Lokono live primarily along the coasts and rivers of Guyana, with smaller numbers in…Pakaraima mountainsSightUniversity of OxfordPlaceEl DoradoPlaceMazaruni pectoralSightGuiana ShieldPlaceJaguarsPlaceAnteatersPlaceAmazoniaPlaceIguanaPlacePiraiPlaceMonkey MountainSightTarukaNeighborhoodRead the full piece at Outside →