Location

Convergence will unfold at Espiritu de Anaconda, a rustic and beautiful spiritual and botanical retreat center in the Peruvian Amazon.  The center is a botanical sanctuary and healing center resting on 15 hectares where traditional shamanic medicine from the Shipibo culture is still practiced. 

Using the ancient knowledge of Amazonian medicinal plants, the purpose of the Center is to teach, revitalize, disseminate, and preserve the ancestral practice of Amazonian plant medicine.  The techniques practiced here promote spiritual, psychological, and physical well-being.

Espiritu de Anaconda was founded by master Shipibo shaman, Guillermo Arévalo -  “Kestembetsa.”  The center is organized and directed by his wife and curandera, Sonia Chuquimbalqui  "Soiyaca."

The center is a gateway to the 29 hectares of PlantTeachers - which will be open for nature walks, hiking, wildcrafting of plants and swimming in the river.

Espiritu de Anaconda is located 18 kilometers from the city of Iquitos along the road to Nauta, situated 2 kilometers from the village of Varillal.