Hi all,

I've been a bit inactive on here for quite a while now. Been fairly busy with life and all!

Anyhow I've made a decision to take a trip over to peru this December for 15 days and am just really seeking some advice from those who have taken trips there. Unfortuntly I only have the 15 days due to working restrictions, and its made more difficult with the fact I will be travelling from London england.

I've spoken to some on here to have been able to point me in a good direction with shamans, place's to go etc etc. I've been truly greatful for this advice which has been great. I dont hold many expectations but I do hold the intention to spent most of my trip with a shaman taking part in ceromonies. I've been told place's like Iquitos and Pucallpa are good places to go, but also tourism has had an affect at the same time, meaning alot of shamans have started to loose from respect for this medicine. I also do know Iquitos has no roads going to it meaning more travelling time would be involved from Lima (which is where i believe the plane would fly in).

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you very much
Blessings
A

Depends if you're only going for Ayahuasca. If so, then Don Marcial on the outskirts of Pucallpa is a reccomended choice. He has a positive prescence and his Aya is supposed to be strong as well as his Icaros. Aya from 60sol a session.

http://uazu.net/sc/marcial/

If you are going to Iquitos, why not look up the gringo shaman Ron Wheelok, he has a good reputation, and prepares a powerful Aya with Toe. Aya from 100sol a session.

http://www.ronwheelock.com/

If you are going to Cusco, there are some places there. Ayahuasca- wasi is reccomended. Ayahuasca from 170sol a session.

..longer stays are much discounted.
Better to stick to the jungle, cheaper, and better!

Hi Christian,

Thanks for your advice, I was reading yours and olympus mon's experiences not too long ago. I'll be going mainly for ayauscha, healing, to learn and to spend some time away from the busy environment in which I reside. I'll look up those shamans.

Thanks
A

You're welcome.Iquitos is a really nice place. The Ayahuasca sessions cost a bit more, but i prefer Iquitos over Pucallpa. Happy researching, maybe ask Olympus man what he recommends.

I was speaking with olympus mon not too long ago and he gave me some great advice. The link you gave me for Don Marciel looks like the place in his pictures he posted?

Iquito does sound good, but would take longer to get to from Lima. Pacullpa would be quicker to get to from Lima ?

Thanks
A

Yes, That's Don Marcials place. It's more rustic than it looks, but it's fine. Saw it one afternoon, met him, didn't do ceremony with him but heard good things. It's s a few kilometres before Pucallpa City off the main road.

To get to Pucallpa you can take direct bus from lima, or fly.

>>> If you goto Iquitos then you need to fly. There are some good offers if you search them out sometimes, but a busride to Pucallpa is a lot easier although arduous!

haha, i've heard the journey can be a bit rough! beautiful i hear also.
So if I goto Don Marciels place or any other place do I just turn up there or I guess I got to let them know to see if they can accomadate?

thanks
Az

What's good about Pucallpa is that you can spend a night or 2 resting in a guesthouse in the city and drive down in a cheap shared pickup to visit Don Marcial and check him out before deciding. (Checkout the website for details), maybe organise a deal for a week session.

If he's full, then goto "yarinacocha" town (Daytime), a 10 minute drive from Pucallpa City from where you take a boat to "San Francisco". There are lots more curanderos there. Either try Don Mateo like me and Olympus mon did, Or try Elisa, a well respected female shaman, for example, etc.

Don Mateo advertises ceremonies for 150 soles including meals and sleeping, but you can stay with him for a week and pay a LOT less. I did find the Aya he had was on the weak side and varied.

>> If i could do again i would Choose Don Marcial, since i think he's more dedicated, has got a strong yet nice prescence, and his Icaros are also awesome. Check out his u tube videos.

This isn't advice, but simply my thoughts.

I also was dead set on a Peru trip...and still am just not for aya at all. Do it in your living room with close friends. If no close friends are interested the do it alone or with a very cool close friend sitter.

Once you experience it you will realize that it's most likely going to be something that you would prefer to do in the safety and comfort of your own home.

I say this as someone who has NOT gone to Peru and taken part in a REAL shamanic ritual...


Peace.

I returnrd to Peru because i love the place. This time i decided to visit Tingo Maria and Pucallpa (having already visited Iquitos previously, etc). However, i had not yet tried Ayahuasca, and thought about the possibility since it is part of Peru's culture, and i like to experience as much as i can of Peru.

I bought some ready prepared Ayahuasca from the market and thought of trying it in the quiet of my hotel room. Eventually deciding to choose to do 1 week of stay and 4 ceremonies with shamen instead.

The 1 week was awesome because i met like minded travellers, had 4 ceremonies, and could not imagine having the same experience being alone indoors. The prescence of others was nice, Aya is a very social medicine. The shaman with their Icaros was awesome. The malocca is an amazing place to do Ayahuasca, the ceremony makes it extra special, the sounds of the nature, the mapacho smoke, etc, etc.



Home is not gonna be the same as a ceremony. Taking an elevator up the Eiffel tower is not the same as taking a lift up a skyscraper. I would find reasons to put it off doing it alone, but i would never say no to a ceremony unless i was too tired. Doing it home alone is missing a lot including similar minded company.

Thanks for your response's, thank you Christian for your words. I may pay Don Marciel a visit and take it from there..

hi JOe, in response to your words, I have taken ayauscha with my close friends as sitters in UK forests and in my home. I'm very interested as to how the native shaman goes about using ayauscha and want to experience this. Second to cleansing, my journey's intentions would be to learn. I am a healer myself and have studied many forms and varieties of healing. I'm very much taken by the shamanic approach and always have been.

I do understand what you say however and in between now and December I will be making my own brews and home and trying them out. Who knows, from now to than I may not want to goto Peru anymore! Or maybe I will want to go , but maybe my main purpose wont be for ayasucha ! who knows, like i say I hold little expectation and am greatful for whatever experiences are too come...

Blessings
Az

You're welcome.

One thing i forgot to mention was that doing Ayahuasca in Peru felt like an adventure to me. I must admit that i felt that if one is in Peru, or whatever country that does ceremonies, and misses an opportunity to partake, then that is a shame. A bit like going to Cuzco and not visiting Macchu Picchu sortof.

Certainly, it's great to do a week's stay to understand what it's about rather than hear from others, it's not that expensive either, and whatever happens it's an experience and an adventure, and it's out of the ordinary things like this that make life worth living IMO.

Anyone who dismisses trying new things is without a doubt missing out on an opportunity to learn and grow