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Dr. Fabio Ramirez: An In-Depth Review for Ayahuasca Retreats in Leticia, Amazonas, Colombia

Dr. Fabio Ramirez is a Colombian practitioner, Fabio Alberto Ramírez Tejada, who describes himself as a physician and shaman with “10,000 patients treated with Ayahuasca” and sells a 10-day retreat at an unnamed eco-lodge on the Amazon River near Leticia, Colombia, for February 15 to 24, 2027, booked through a call with his daughter, per his retreat page. He has taught ethnomedicine workshops in Europe for years. Against that, no price, venue, screening, medical staff or emergency plan is published, his experience claims contradict each other, his older materials list toxic Brugmansia among his medicines, and there are no independent reviews.

🎯 At a Glance

• Locations: An unnamed riverside eco-lodge near Leticia, Amazonas, Colombia; his older site described forest camps near Mocoa, Putumayo, and he says he has a practice in Bogotá.
• Approach: “Multiple sacred plant ceremonies” with a personal consultation, integration workshops and visits to Indigenous communities, under his own “Okuiride” model.
• Suitable For: Very few people until basic information is disclosed. Not suitable for people taking antidepressants or with heart or psychiatric conditions.
• Costs: Not published; meals and lodging are said to be included. His terms say refund policies are “provided separately” and that guests assume all risks.
• Overall Assessment: A claimed physician and long ethnomedicine career, offset by no published safety information, inconsistent and unverified credentials, an unnamed venue and no reviews. Directory evaluation: C-.

💬 What Guests Are Saying

No reviews were found on Retreat Guru, BookRetreats, Tripadvisor or Google. His site shows four first-name testimonials, one from a family member, and an unsourced claim that nine of ten patients called their first ceremony the most meaningful experience of their lives. No reviews of 3 stars or lower were found. 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 Fabio Alberto Ramírez Tejada and his retreats.

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

His name is common, 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. Event bios describe a University of Caldas medical degree, hospital posts in Caldas and Pereira, and a Bogotá practice since 1982, per TEM-Akademie, and training with Inga healer Isaías Mavisoy, per a Swiss host (unverified). His about page claims 40 years and 10,000 patients, while his home page claims 50 years and 100,000. No medical license, company or tax number is shown. His daughter Alicia, described as a psychologist, guides the retreat.

Medicines. The retreat page does not name its brew. His older site lists toé (Brugmansia), a highly toxic plant, among his medicines; whether retreat guests receive it is unknown.

Screening and medical support. No questionnaire, contraindication list, medical staff or emergency protocol is published. The lodge’s distance from hospital care in Leticia is unknown.

Boundaries. His Okuiride page promotes “eroticism as medicine” and “no distancing between doctor and patient”. This is not an allegation; ask how consent and touch are handled.

Status. Marketing active, with February 2027 dates.

Legal context. Colombia has no specific law permitting or prohibiting yagé, per ICEERS.

🆘 Screening & Mental Health Risks

Ask exactly which plants you will be given before you travel. 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 Dr. Ramirez, per his about page; 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: Hot Amazon lowlands on the river near the Colombia, Brazil and Peru border.
• Rooms: An unnamed solar-powered wooden eco-lodge.
• Style: A doctor-healer’s personal model mixing ceremony, consultation and workshops.

Practical guidance: Fly to Leticia (LET); transfers are not described.

Should You Book?

Not without much more information. Ask in writing for the price and refund terms, the lodge’s name, which plants are served, his medical license number, the screening criteria, the emergency plan and hospital route, and how consent and touch are handled. Read our guide to verifying retreat facilitators.

The Team & Story

Dr. Fabio Ramirez presents himself as a bridge between Western medicine and Amazonian healing. 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.

Pros & Cons

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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.