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Ani Nii Shobo: An In-Depth Review for Ayahuasca Retreats near Pucallpa, Peru

Ani Nii Shobo, Shipibo for “big house of the forest”, is a shamanic lodge and reserve on a lagoon near the Shipibo community of San Francisco de Yarinacocha, about 20 kilometers northwest of Pucallpa, Peru, built between 2009 and 2014 and offering night ayahuasca ceremonies and master plant dietas, according to its Psychable listing. Against that, no owner, legal entity, prices, reviews or safety policy were found, the only named healer is known by a first name, and nothing dated after 2021 shows it still operates.

🎯 At a Glance

• Locations: The banks of a lagoon near San Francisco de Yarinacocha, Yarinacocha district, Ucayali, Peru, per the architects’ project page; no source places it in Raymondi.
• Approach: Night ceremonies “with Ayahuasca and other plants” in a maloka, master plant dietas, teaching on medicinal plants and forest expeditions, with a Shipibo healer named in one guest essay as Mama Ida.
• Suitable For: Adults seeking a Shipibo lodge, after confirming that it operates and how it screens guests. Not suitable for people taking antidepressants or with heart or psychiatric conditions.
• Costs: No prices were found; our earlier price of 150 has no source. Native-wood bungalows for one to three people and dieta-style meals are described.
• Overall Assessment: A real, purpose-built Shipibo lodge, offset by no named owner or entity, no published prices or safety policy, no reviews and no sign of activity since 2021. Directory evaluation: C-.

💬 What Guests Are Saying

No reviews exist on Psychable, NuMundo, Tripadvisor, Google, Retreat Guru, BookRetreats, AyaAdvisors or other platforms searched. One undated guest essay describes eight days of dieta and night ceremonies with Mama Ida and light meals of fish, plantain, rice and fruit, per Ninunina. 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 Ani Nii Shobo and the healer named in guest accounts.

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

Staff are known by first names only, which limits this search. A Shipibo healer was killed near Yarinacocha in 2018 in a case not linked to this lodge, per RPP.

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

🔍 Critical Notes

Screening and medical support. No medical questionnaire, contraindication list, medical staff or emergency protocol is published. The nearest hospital is in Yarinacocha district near Puerto Callao, about 14 kilometers by road from San Francisco, so likely within an hour (estimate).

Who runs it. No owner or company is named in any source, and no Peruvian RUC was found. Architects Sandra Iturriaga and Samuel Bravo designed and built the lodge but do not run it, per ArchDaily. A guest essay links it to Nii Juinti, a nonprofit for Shipibo traditions and children, and names its contacts by first name only.

Listing contradictions. Its land is given as 30 hectares by the architects and 50 by NuMundo, which also lists 10 to 40 people on site and omnivore meals.

Status. The latest dated trace is a 2021 listing linking its website; no later dates, closure or rebrand were found.

Legal context. Ayahuasca is legal in Peru, which protects traditional use as cultural heritage, but no law licenses retreat centers, per ICEERS.

Corrections to our earlier profile. Our earlier page said the lodge was potentially closed and being monitored for rebranding; no closure or rebrand was found, and it is real but shows no activity after 2021. The Raymondi location is contradicted: it lies near San Francisco de Yarinacocha. The 150 price has no source and remains unverified. Our earlier grade was C; the grade is now C-.

🆘 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 “with other plants” of undisclosed recipe, plus master plant preparations as extracts, infusions, baths, vapors and tobacco smoke. Ayahuasca combines the Banisteriopsis caapi vine with a DMT-containing leaf such as chacruna, as Erowid explains.

📍 Location, Setting & Style

• Setting: Lowland rainforest on a lagoon near Yarinacocha, with a medicinal plant garden.
• Rooms: Native-wood bungalows for one to three people, a ceremony longhouse, a dining hall and a volunteer house.
• Style: Shipibo healing and dietas in a lodge designed with local carpenters.

Practical guidance: Fly to Pucallpa; San Francisco is about 15 minutes by road or 45 minutes by boat from Puerto Callao, per community data.

Should You Book?

Only after the operator confirms it still runs retreats, names its healers and sends its prices, screening and emergency plan in writing. Read our guide to verifying retreat facilitators.

The Team & Story

NuMundo lists the project as founded in 2009, matching the architects’ build period of 2009 to 2014. We did not independently verify anyone’s training.

Prep & Integration Tips

Before you go: Disclose every medication and condition in writing and plan any change with your own doctor. After you return: No integration program is described; arrange support from a qualified therapist at home. 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.