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medicinal plants

Embracing a Mystical Approach to Christianity in the Peruvian Jungles: Dr. Jacques Mabit

Dr. Jacques Mabit works at Taki Wasi, treatment center that embraces medicinal plants to help visitors overcome serious addictions. This is an exploration into...

Shamans of Peru: Learning About Medicinal Plants in Manu National Park

Our expedition to visit shamans and experience ayahuasca in Manu National Park was filled with adventure. Learn more about the experience here.

I Thought I Came to Peru to Simply Write a Book. And Then I Met My Shipibo Maestro

This is the story of how I've developed a deep and family-like relationship with a four-generation lineage of indigenous Shipibo shamans (known as onányas.)...

Life Purpose: Following My Heart’s Calling to Come to Peru

If you feel the call to come to Peru, then please come, and search into your soul for all that gets in the way of...

One Wild Ride: A Short History Of The Coca Leaf

The coca leaf has a deep and fascinating history. Here are some of the highlights, and here are suggestions about where you can go...

Curing the Incurable in the Jungle: My Healing Story

I was sick, and now I’m healed. Two years ago I came to Manu, in the Amazon jungle of Peru, to heal with medicinal plants. This is my journey to recovery

The Healing Spirit of Peru

When Niki Coate came to Cusco eight years ago, she had a degree in journalism, a master’s degree in literature, a backpack and a...