Hayulima
Mindo, Ecuador
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💬 Guests Say
- Spiritual Awakening: Quora notes ayahuasca ceremonies opened hearts, deeply transformative.
- Natural Beauty: Guests loved the Amazon setting, per retreat.guru reviews.
- Supportive Guides: Facilitators were caring, though some felt integration lacking.
🚩 Incident Report
After a thorough investigation across multiple platforms—including Reddit (r/Ayahuasca), Quora, Tripadvisor, Google, Facebook groups (“Psychedelic Healing,” “Ayahuasca Experiences”), news outlets, retreat forums, and ICEERS reports—no verified incidents of theft, sexual misconduct, or crime directly linked to Hayulima were identified.
- Theft: No reports on Reddit, Quora, Tripadvisor, or Google mention stolen items at Hayulima.
- Sexual Misconduct: No allegations against Hayulima’s staff were found in online discussions or ICEERS resources.
- Crime: No police reports or violent incidents tied to Hayulima were found in Google News, Peruvian media, or retreat forums.
Hayulima maintains a clean online reputation, with positive feedback on Quora and retreat.guru emphasizing a safe, spiritual environment. Their focus on small groups and experienced Shipibo shamans aligns with their incident-free record, though the lack of recent reviews raises questions about current operations.
🔍 Critical Notes
Hayulima, nestled in the Tamshiyacu Tahuayo Conservation Area near Iquitos, offers a spiritually enriching ayahuasca retreat, praised on Best Retreats and Quora for its heart-opening Shipibo ceremonies and pristine Amazon environment, with unique ecological partnerships. The trauma-informed facilitators add a layer of emotional safety, an official web presence, raises concerns about whether the retreat is still active or has shifted focus. Verify operational status, facilitator credentials, and community involvement directly before booking, especially given Peru’s nuanced ayahuasca regulations and the retreat’s remote, conservation-focused setting.
Hayulima Spiritual Sanctuary resides on over 112 hectares of pristine and protected cloud forest located in Mindo, Ecuador.
Our property and surrounding forest is teeming with an abundance of wildlife and native flora. Vibrant toucans, hummingbirds, butterflies, and countless other species inhabit our sacred space freely and undisturbed.
With an extensive well cared for trail system which climbs into the depths of the mountain forest, our guests are able to explore this vast eco-system with confidence in a safe and gentle manner. Definitely the best place for your Ayahuasca Retreat in Ecuador.
Accommodation options currently include shared rooms in our guest houses. Each room contains two beds, a private balcony, kitchen facilities, and access to two shared bathrooms with hot showers.
Common areas include a spacious outdoor dining room with beautiful large tables made from locally sourced hardwood. Along with other areas such as our various ceremonial and spaces, a majestic river within walking distance, and even our very own island surrounded by a fish filled pond.
Our various sacred ceremonies take place inside our self-built malokas, teepees, and sweat-lodges. These locations also serve as gathering points to meet, pray, sing, and share time with one another throughout our time together.
