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Chakrana PV: An In-Depth Review for Ayahuasca Retreats in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

Chakrana PV is a cafe, art shop and plant medicine center in central Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico, run by hosts Jess Gutierrez and Jorge Gomar, that sells four-day “Awaken Ayahuasca” retreats with three ayahuasca ceremonies, rapé, cacao, temazcal, sound healing, an ice bath and a massage at an undisclosed venue “by the water, just outside of Puerto Vallarta”, per its Retreat Guru program page. Its few retreat reviews are positive and the cafe is well rated. Against that, it publishes no screening, contraindication rules, medical staff, emergency plan or refund terms, the retreat venue is not named, reviews describe psilocybin offered at the walk-in cafe (unverified), and its business name calls itself the “#1” ayahuasca provider in the city.

🎯 At a Glance

• Locations: A cafe and meeting point in central Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico, with retreats at an unnamed waterside venue outside the city.
• Approach: Ayahuasca ceremonies the hosts say follow Shipibo teachers, combined with rapé, cacao, temazcal, plant baths, yoga, breathwork and sound healing.
• Suitable For: Travelers who arrange their own medical screening and confirm the venue in advance. Not suitable for people taking antidepressants or with heart or psychiatric conditions.
• Costs: $2,900 shared or $3,400 private for four days and three nights in May 2026, up from $2,499 in February 2025, with meals and transport from a Puerto Vallarta meeting point included. No deposit or refund terms are published.
• Overall Assessment: Named hosts and a well-liked cafe, offset by no published safety information, an undisclosed venue and reported psilocybin sales at the cafe. Directory evaluation: C-.

💬 What Guests Are Saying

Its Retreat Guru page shows 5.0 from one 2024 review, and Tripadvisor lists it as a cafe with 4.9 from eight reviews, several describing transformative ceremonies with Jess and Jorge. Google shows 4.6 from 105 reviews, including 13 at 3 stars or lower whose text was not visible, per Wanderlog. Its BookRetreats listings now redirect to a general page. 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 Chakrana PV, Jorge Gomar and Jess Gutierrez.

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

The Shipibo teachers are unnamed and the text of the low Google reviews was not visible, so this absence offers limited assurance.

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

🔍 Critical Notes

Who runs it. Gutierrez and Gomar describe backgrounds in Kabbalah and meditation and say they trained with the Shipibo in Peru; the “8th generation” Shipibo teachers who it says make the medicine are not named. No company is shown, and contact is through a personal email and a US phone number.

Screening and medical support. No questionnaire, contraindication list, medical staff or emergency plan is published, group size is not stated, and the venue is undisclosed, so the hospital distance is unknown. Reviews from 2024 and 2026 describe psilocybin microdoses and mushroom tea at the cafe (unverified).

Status. Operating, with a retreat in mid-2026 and cafe reviews into October 2026.

Legal context. Mexico lists DMT among controlled psychotropics under Article 245 of the General Health Law while ayahuasca preparations are not specifically regulated, according to a UNAM legal study, and federal authorities seized ayahuasca extract at Mexico City airport in 2026, as Infobae reports.

🆘 Screening & Mental Health Risks

Ask for written screening rules and the venue address before paying. 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 it says is made by unnamed Shipibo teachers. Ayahuasca combines the Banisteriopsis caapi vine with a DMT-containing leaf, as Erowid explains.

📍 Location, Setting & Style

• Setting: A waterside property outside Puerto Vallarta on Mexico’s Pacific coast.
• Rooms: Shared accommodation, with a limited number of private rooms at extra cost.
• Style: A city cafe and community hub with packaged wellness-style ceremony retreats.

Practical guidance: Transport runs from a meeting point in Puerto Vallarta; airport pickup is not described.

Should You Book?

Only after the gaps are filled. Ask in writing for the venue address, the names of the teachers who serve the medicine, the screening rules, who on site is trained in first aid, the emergency plan and hospital route, and the refund terms. Read our guide to verifying retreat facilitators.

The Team & Story

Chakrana presents itself as a place to awaken through ancestral plant medicine. 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: 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.