Mayantuyacu is a healing retreat in Puerto Inca Province, Peru. Located near Pucallpa, the Mayantuyacu sanctuary covers 180 hectares of Amazon rainforest.[1] In Asháninka language, Mayantuyacu means "the water and the air".[2] According to the local guides, "Mayantu" refers to the spirit of the jungle, and "Yacu" refers to the spirit of the water.[3]
The retreat was established by Juan Flores Salazar, an Ashaninka traditional healer (vegetalismo). He was born into a family of traditional healers; he states that he established Mayantuyacu to practice plant therapy and pass on the traditional knowledge to future generations. His healing techniques involve use of tobacco, bark, natural fragrances and ayahuasca.[1][4]
Mayantuyacu has many natural hot springs.[2] The area also has the Shanay-Timpishka hot stream, which has been described as "The Boiling River" by geoscientist Andrés Ruzo in a book by the same name.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Cyril Abad (October 2013). "Partir en Amérique du Sud en quête des guérisseurs amérindiens". National Geographic (in French). Archived from the original on 2016-02-25. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
- ^ a b Jay Griffiths (2015). Savage Grace: A Journey in Wildness. Counterpoint. p. 11. ISBN 978-1-61902-511-0.
- ^ a b Andrés Ruzo (2016). The Boiling River: Adventure and Discovery in the Amazon. Simon and Schuster. p. 42. ISBN 978-1-5011-1947-7.
- ^ Robert Tindall (16 November 2012). The Shamanic Odyssey: Homer, Tolkien, and the Visionary Experience. Inner Traditions / Bear & Co. pp. 30–31. ISBN 978-1-59477-501-7.