Accommodation

At the heart of our main center is the maloka, a large building made in a traditional, local circular design. It is constructed with local wood, has a tall, conical roof covered with native leaf, and is screened with mosquito netting. The maloka is a sacred space used for ceremonies, meetings, yoga and meditation classes. There are mattresses and back-support chairs available in the maloka space for ceremonies and resting.

This is where the Shipibo healers reside while living and working with us. It consists of sleeping quarters, a large porch, a kitchen, an area for preparing medicinal plant remedies, and a medicinal plant garden. The porch is where the healers administer treatments, massages, and plant remedies daily throughout the workshop. Plant medicine vapor baths also take place in front of the healers’ house at the beginning of the workshop.

The dining room is a large traditional building made from local woods with a native leaf roof and screened with mosquito netting. We can seat up to 40 people and all guests and retreat staff eat together.

Adjacent to the dining room, we have a chill-out room for guests to socialise during the day, and occasionally after ceremony. With comfortable sofas and chairs, indoor plants, and a library of many books donated by previous guests available for use during your stay at in our facility.

Apart from the personal Toilet and showers in your tambos, We have many toilets all over the facility. In the maloka are three bathrooms, each with flushing toilet and a shower. Spring water is routed to the showers and sinks through the combined use of gravity and a solar-powered pump. The toilets are always staffed during ceremonies and are cleaned throughout the day and during every ceremony until the ceremony has ended. There are also two additional showers and a laundry area located across a bridge next to the maloka. All grey and black water waste from the showers and toilets runs through our bio-digester waste management system.

Adjacent to the maloka is a covered area where the maestras prepare and offer plant and flower baths to guests each day.

The kitchen is attached to the dining room, and is used solely by four cooks to prepare meals for guests and staff. Meals are served daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner (except on ceremony nights).

As part of our commitment to self-sustainability, we have built nine fish farms throughout the grounds. Our intention is to meet all fish requirements for guests, staff and healers through our own production, no longer buying fish from the market. We are currently rearing a selection of the most popular Amazonian fish including paiche (the largest fresh water fish in the world), gamitana, and saballo.

Over the years, we have identified the need for a small general store in our facility. Our small, bar-style kiosk offers fresh coconuts, mapacho (sacred jungle tobacco used in ceremony), AA and AAA batteries, lighters, organic soaps, personal hygiene products, toothpaste, toothbrushes, and products made by our sister NGO, the Chaikuni Institute.