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Amazon Spirit Healing Center: An In-Depth Review for Ayahuasca Retreats near Iquitos, Peru

Amazon Spirit Healing Center is listed as an ayahuasca retreat in Iquitos, Peru, but its only trace outside our directory is an unclaimed AyaAdvisors listing that names no owner, shaman, address or website and quotes $900 to $2,000. Against that, no operator, Peruvian company, social account, review or dated activity was found, no screening or medical information exists, and the listing’s only photo carries the file name of an unrelated Iquitos lodge.

🎯 At a Glance

• Locations: “Iquitos, Peru” only, with no village, river, address or coordinates.
• Approach: The listing promises ayahuasca with unnamed shamans “working with the medicines for many years”, English-speaking guides, boat trips and jungle tours; no program, ceremony count or other medicines are given.
• Suitable For: No one until an operator can be identified. Not suitable for people taking antidepressants or with heart or psychiatric conditions.
• Costs: $900 to $2,000, per the directory listing, with no breakdown, deposit or refund terms (unverified).
• Overall Assessment: No evidence that this center exists or ever operated, an anonymous listing and no safety information. Directory evaluation: D.

💬 What Guests Are Saying

No reviews exist on AyaAdvisors, Retreat Guru, BookRetreats, Tripadvisor, Google or any other platform searched, and the Retreat Guru Iquitos directory lists no center by this name. If you have attended, we encourage you to share your experience through our submission form.

🚩 Incident Report

We searched review platforms and English and Spanish-language news for reports involving Amazon Spirit Healing Center.

• Deaths and serious injuries: None found.
• Sexual misconduct: No allegations found.
• Theft and fraud: None found.
• Legal action: None found.

No people are named, so no individual could be searched. A US tourist died after a ceremony at a different lodge in Loreto in June 2025, per El Comercio; it is not linked to this name.

If you have experienced or witnessed an incident with this center, please report it confidentially.

🔍 Critical Notes

Who runs it. No owner, shaman, lineage, phone, website or Peruvian company under this name was found. The directory text is generic and appears nowhere else.

Photo mismatch. The listing’s only image is stored under the name of Amazon King Lodge, a separate commercial lodge near Iquitos listed on Frommer’s, which suggests a borrowed or placeholder photo (unverified).

Screening and medical support. No screening, contraindications, medical staff or emergency plan are mentioned, and no hospital distance can be given without a location.

Legal context. Ayahuasca is legal in Peru, where traditional use is national cultural heritage, but no law licenses retreat centers, per Chacruna.

Status. The directory image path dates to August 2018; no dated activity, closure or rebrand was found.

Corrections to our earlier profile. Our earlier page said the center was potentially closed and being monitored for rebranding; no evidence of operation, closure or a rebrand was found. The Iquitos location and the $900 price match the directory listing only and remain unverified. Our earlier grade was C; the grade is now D.

🆘 Screening & Mental Health Risks

No contraindications are published. ICEERS notes that ayahuasca’s MAOI component makes it dangerous with SSRIs and other serotonergic drugs and that it is contraindicated for people prone to psychosis. Never stop a psychiatric medication to qualify for a ceremony without your prescriber’s guidance.

🧪 Brew Substance

Ayahuasca of undisclosed recipe. Ayahuasca combines the Banisteriopsis caapi vine with a DMT-containing leaf such as chacruna, as Erowid explains.

📍 Location, Setting & Style

• Setting: The Amazon near Iquitos, per the listing only.
• Rooms: “Clean, safe rooms”, per the listing only.
• Style: Shaman-led ceremonies with organic food, boat trips and jungle tours, per the listing only.

Practical guidance: Iquitos is reached only by air or river.

Should You Book?

No. Read our guide to verifying retreat facilitators.

The Team & Story

No founding date, team or history exists for this listing. We did not independently verify anyone’s training.

Prep & Integration Tips

For any ceremony, ask in writing who serves the medicine, what it contains, how medications are screened and what happens in an emergency, and plan any change with your own doctor. Our guide on how to research ayahuasca incidents can help you check any center.

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Last reviewed November 2026.

This article is for informational purposes only and is not medical advice. Consult a qualified medical professional.