Our team
Our team Don Juan Curico Macullama Don Juan Curico is a 63 year old maestro curandero from the Cocama natives, who were together with the Shipibo indians the most dedicated to traditional medicine and Ayahuasca. He is humble, and has a great number of beautiful and autentic icaros (songs) and prayers. He got raised […]
History
History of the Tzumi Muraya The ´Tzumi Murayas´ are men who obtained ancestral knowledge by following strict diets and periods of fasting, which were led by the grandfather medicineman – Tzumi Muraya. Traditionally, within the culture of the Cocama Indians, when the grandfather medicineman started to notice that he became old, he searched for a […]
Our center
4 Day jungle tour
4 Day jungle tour 1st Day 9.00am. We take the boat from port Bellavista Nanay, navigating the mighty Amazon river, get to know the tributaries as Nanay, Itaya river, navigating about 30 km, till we reach touristic lodge ‘El Delfin’ 1.00pm. Lunch 3.00pm. Boatride to see pink and grey dolphines and take a swim with […]
Nov – Traditional Plant Diet – Ayahuma
Ayahuasca Retreat – Traditional Plant Diet – Ayahuma The diet that we will do is a traditional plant diet according the ancestral traditions of the Cocama indians. We will go into the rainforest to look for the Ayahuma, a recognized powerfull medicinal tree. The medicine is prepared from the bark and only taken once, after […]
Oct – Traditional Plant Diet – Ajos Sacha
Ayahuasca Retreat – Traditional Plant Diet – Ajos Sacha he diet that we will do is a traditional plant diet according the ancestral traditions of the Cocama indians. We will take once the Ajos Sacha, one of the first medicinal plants given In the Amazon rainforest after which Ayahuasca is taken. It is a well […]
Sep – Traditional Plant Diet – Chiric Sanango
Ayahuasca Retreat – Traditional Plant Diet – Chiric Sanango The diet that we will do is a traditional plant diet according the ancestral traditions of the Cocama indians. We will take once the roots of the Chiric Sanango, one of the first medicinal plants given In the Amazon rainforest after which Ayahuasca is taken. It […]
Icaros and songs
Icaros and Songs The icaros are songs that are sung during traditional healing ceremonies and for the maestro curandero a way to communicate with his ancestors and / or other spiritual entities such as plants, trees, rocks and animals. The maestro curandero concentrates on his icaro during a ceremony to be able to connect with […]
Ayahuasca preperation
Preperation of Ayahuasca Before the Ayahuasca vine is cut, it is a custom to first ask permission and show a certain respect for this old medicine. This is done by blowing tabacco on the vine and the stronger our pure intent, the more potency the medicine will have. Traditionally the brew consisted of Ayahuasca […]
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