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Cuatro Vientos: An In-Depth Review for Ayahuasca Retreats in Manta Rota, Algarve, Portugal

Cuatro Vientos is an unverified ayahuasca retreat listing in Manta Rota, a fishing village in Portugal’s eastern Algarve, that offers one to two-week programs with ayahuasca, San Pedro, kambo, rapé, yoga and surfing in two villas for $1,250 to $2,000, led by Peruvian curandero Anael Rojas Rodrigues, per its AyaAdvisors listing. Against that, no owner, website or company is identified, it has no reviews anywhere, it holds ceremonies on rocks by the ocean, it claims its medicine helps “avoid disease”, the balance is paid on arrival, and serving ayahuasca in Portugal risks drug trafficking charges. No activity was found, and the listing may be inactive.

🎯 At a Glance

• Locations: Two villas with pools near the beach in Manta Rota, Vila Real de Santo António area, Algarve, Portugal; no address was published.
• Approach: Ayahuasca, San Pedro, kambo and rapé ceremonies at the villas and on “rocky areas by the ocean”, with yoga, hiking, surfing and group discussions.
• Suitable For: Readers researching the listing; its operation is unconfirmed. Not suitable for people taking antidepressants or with heart or psychiatric conditions.
• Costs: $1,250 to $2,000 for one to two weeks, with a 30% deposit and 70% paid “on arrival at the camp”; no refund terms are published.
• Overall Assessment: A named curandero and a comfortable setting, offset by an unidentified operator, no reviews, several medicines in one program, hazardous ceremony sites, health claims and serious legal exposure. Directory evaluation: C-.

💬 What Guests Are Saying

No reviews were found on AyaAdvisors, Retreat Guru, BookRetreats, Tripadvisor or Google, and none of 3 stars or lower. If you have attended, we encourage you to share your experience through our submission form.

🚩 Incident Report

We searched review platforms and English, Spanish and Portuguese-language news for reports involving Cuatro Vientos, Anael Rojas Rodrigues and ayahuasca in Manta Rota.

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

Almost nothing about this operator is published, so this absence offers little assurance.

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

🔍 Critical Notes

Who runs it. The only named person is Anael Rojas Rodrigues, a Peruvian curandero from “Tamishyaku” (probably Tamshiyacu, Loreto), whose Retreat Guru profile mentions a two-week retreat in Portugal and claims his work led to a “cure for serious diseases” (unverified). A healer of the same name from Tamshiyacu co-led Centro Flor de Toe, profiled in our directory, and is probably the same person (unverified). No owner, website, social account or company was found for Cuatro Vientos, so we label this operator unverified.

Screening and medical support. No medical questionnaire, contraindication list, medical staff or emergency protocol is published. Night ceremonies on coastal rocks add a risk of falls.

Status. The listing’s only image dates from 2018 and no dated retreats, website or social activity were found. Treat it as possibly inactive.

Legal context. DMT is a controlled drug in Portugal, and ayahuasca is not explicitly allowed, per ICEERS. Police arrested two Brazilian shamans hired for Portuguese retreats at Lisbon airport in February 2026, per JN.

🆘 Screening & Mental Health Risks

Combining ayahuasca, San Pedro and kambo in one program needs careful spacing and supervision; ask how it is managed. 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 served by the curandero; its source is not published. Ayahuasca combines the Banisteriopsis caapi vine with a DMT-containing leaf such as chacruna, as Erowid explains.

📍 Location, Setting & Style

• Setting: Warm Atlantic coast with sandy beaches and a quiet fishing village.
• Rooms: Two villas with swimming pools and a personal chef.
• Style: Peruvian curandero ceremonies combined with surfing and yoga.

Practical guidance: The nearest airport is Faro (FAO).

Should You Book?

We cannot recommend it. If you are offered a place, ask in writing who owns and runs the retreat, the legal entity you are paying, how each medicine is spaced, the screening criteria, who on site is trained in first aid, the emergency plan, and the refund terms, and understand the legal risk in Portugal. Read our guide to verifying retreat facilitators.

The Team & Story

Cuatro Vientos presents itself as a healing retreat that combines Amazonian medicine with ocean and yoga. We did not independently verify anyone’s training.

Prep & Integration Tips

Before you go: Disclose every medication and condition in writing, plan any change with your own doctor, and check the law where the ceremony takes place. 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.