Welcome to Madre Selva
Welcome to Madre Selva, a tranquil farm and cacao plantation located an hour outside of Pucallpa. On this restorative two day retreat, learn about the production and cultivation of organic chocolate and then prepare your own for a sacred “Pachamama” cacao ceremony. Regenerate with the spirits of nature in “Shinrin Yoku” style forest meditation.  Learn about rainforest ecology and how to identify many species of Amazon plants and animals. Attend a presentation on Asháninka Perspectives on Well Being and Abundance with curandero, Maestro Haroldo Salazar.Â
Itinerary
Cacao possesses powerful alkaloids to enhance well being and  has been used ritually for millennia.
Day 1:Â Â
10 am:Â Pick-up at Pucallpa Airport
11 am:  Arrive at Madre Selva and tour the gardens  and farm.Â
12:30:  Enjoy a delicious vegetarian Amazon lunch made with locally sourced products.
3 pm:Â Make your own chocolate! (Cacao cultivation and production workshop)
6pm:Â Delicious Amazon dinner.
8pm: Presentation by Asháninka healer, Maestro Haroldo on Asháninka perspectives of Well Being and Abundance.
9pm: Sacred fireside Cacao Ceremony.
Day 2:
8 am: Delicious Amazon Breakfast.
10:30 am:  Ecological walk and shinrin yoku (forest bath) and coconut water refreshments.
1 pm:Â Lunch with smoothies made with Amazon super fruits. Â
2 pm:Â Return to Pucallpa
Arrival and Pick-up:  Guests will be collected at Pucallpa airport or their hotel and brought the one hour journey to Madre Selva. They will then be returned to their place of origins after the retreat. Guide and translation are included.
Madre Selva is founded by celebrated indigenous rights advocate, Lily La Torre, and is a nonprofit dedicated to food security and the restoration of indigenous knowledges in the Ucayali region. Learn about her latest projects to restore ecological wisdom and Amazon traditional plant medicine with local communities.Â
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