The Chavín drew on influences as far away as the Amazon to create devotional cults that revered animals as representatives of spiritual forces.

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This statement is true. The Chavín civilization, which existed in what is now Peru from around 900 BCE to 200 BCE, did draw on a variety of cultural and ecological influences from around the Andes and beyond, including the Amazon basin. They created complex religious rituals and ceremonies that often involved the use of psychotropic plants and revered animals as symbolic manifestations of spiritual powers.

The Chavín Drew on Influences as Far Away as the Amazon