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Colombian Amazon
Harvest in Putumayo
The Banisteriopsis caapi vine is cut by hand, with prayer, selecting mature plants over eight years old. The chacruna (Psychotria viridis) is collected leaf by leaf, in the cool hours of the morning.
Medicine · 01
Ayahuasca
The vine of spirits.
Origin
Colombian Amazon · Putumayo
Lineage
Shipibo and Cofán Taita Lineage
Duration
Night Ceremony · 5–7 h
What it is
Ayahuasca is an ancestral preparation of two master plants from the Amazon, cooked for days with chants, prayers, and fire. In our lineage, it is sustained with live ícaros, medical evaluation, and psychological support before, during, and after.
In Quechua, aya means spirit and huasca, vine. It is the vine that connects with what usually remains in the shadows: emotional memory, grief, meaning, relationships.
The medicine is always offered within a carefully designed night: live music, a team of experienced facilitators, controlled temperature, silence, and containment. No two ceremonies are alike, and each is held by a team, not just a single person.
The work with Ayahuasca is not the experience itself, but what is done with it. That is why our program includes four weeks of preparation before the ceremony and integration support after the retreat.
Banisteriopsis caapi + Psychotria viridis
History
A lineage much older than us.
Each medicine carries centuries — sometimes millennia — of living knowledge. Telling its story well is part of showing respect.
Untracked Time
The Dream of the Taitas
Amazonian peoples—Cofán, Siona, Shipibo, Ashaninka, Shuar—have been working with the vine for centuries. Western science 'discovered' it barely 170 years ago; indigenous peoples have known it since before written memory.
1851
Botanical Record
Botanist Richard Spruce first documented Banisteriopsis caapi in the Amazon. The medicine, however, does not belong to any book: it belongs to the jungle and to those who sustain it.
20th Century
Syncretic Churches and Science
Traditions such as Santo Daime and União do Vegetal are born, institutionalizing legal religious use. Modern clinical research begins to study its effects on trauma, depression, and addiction.
Today
Bridge Between Worlds
At Chakana, we offer it as a bridge: Amazonian lineage + Western medicine + contemporary accompaniment. Never one without the other.
The Journey of the Medicine
From the jungle to your ceremony.
Every step is documented, lineage-supported, and verified. We do not work with medicine that we cannot trace back to its origin.
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Maloka in the Jungle
Cooking with the Taitas
The medicine is cooked for three days by the fire, with chants and cleansings. Nothing is rushed. The taita tastes, adjusts, waits. Each pot carries the intention with which it was prepared.
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Full Traceability
Legal Journey to Spain
The medicine travels with documentation, within the framework of religious and therapeutic use, and arrives at our home in the Spanish mountains. Every batch is stored, labeled, and documented.
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Mountains · Spain
Ceremony at the House
Before the ceremony, there is a medical evaluation and personal preparation. During the night, a team of facilitators, live music, and clinical presence. Afterward: silence, food, and space to integrate.
Documentary
How it is collected this medicine.
Fragments recorded in the jungle, by the fire, and in the house. The full version is shared within the members' community.
4:12
The harvest in Putumayo
The taitas cut the vine at dawn. A ritual before the ritual.
6:48
Three days by the fire
The cooking is a long song. Nothing is rushed.
3:27
From the Amazon to the mountains
The legal journey of the medicine to our home.
What to Expect
The experience, with honesty.
- Deep work with emotional memory and shadow
- Reconnection with the Body and with Meaning
- Duration of 5 to 7 hours, in a closed group
- Gentle purge possible as part of the process
Not for everyone
When we do not offer this medicine.
- Personal or family history of psychosis or schizophrenia
- Medication with SSRIs, MAOIs, or lithium without prior evaluation
- Decompensated heart disease, pregnancy, active epilepsy
Each participant undergoes a medical and personal evaluation before accessing any medicine. If something doesn't fit, we say so.
Speak with us
Is it Ayahuasca for you now?
Book a free 30-minute call with a team member. No obligation, no sales pitch. Just an honest conversation about where you are and what this medicine may or may not offer.
