Mayantuyacu
Mayantuyacu is a healing retreat in Puerto Inca Province, Peru. Located near Pucallpa, the Mayantuyacu sanctuary covers 180 hectares of Amazon rainforest. In Asháninka language, Mayantuyacu means "the water and the air". According to the local guides, "Mayantu" refers to the spirit of the jungle, and "Yacu" refers to the spirit of the water.
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.
Mayantuyacu has many natural hot springs. 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.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Jay Griffiths (2015). Savage Grace: A Journey in Wildness. Counterpoint. p. 11. ISBN 978-1-61902-511-0.
- ^ 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.