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Kanaro: An In-Depth Review for Ayahuasca Retreats in El Soberbio, Argentina

Kanaro is a small ayahuasca, yoga and astrology retreat near El Soberbio, Misiones, Argentina, close to the Moconá falls on the Brazilian border, led by a yoga teacher and ceremony facilitator known only as Agni and an unnamed “medicine woman” trained in Brazilian traditions, offering seven and ten-day retreats for up to 15 guests, the ten-day listed at $1,300 before a separate medicine fee, per its Retreat Guru page. Against that, it publishes no screening, contraindications, medical staff or emergency plan in a town whose basic hospital is more than 200 km from higher-level care, its operator is unidentified, its listings contradict themselves, it has no reviews, and paid ayahuasca service carries criminal risk in Argentina.

🎯 At a Glance

• Locations: A rural property near El Soberbio, Misiones Province, Argentina, which the listing places “in the heart of the Moconá Natural Reserve”; no address or GPS is published, per its seven-day program page.
• Approach: Three non-religious ayahuasca ceremonies with live music that the listing says blend “different ancestral lineages”, plus yoga, movement and Five Rhythms dance, astrology teachings, sound healing and waterfall outings.
• Suitable For: Experienced adults comfortable with a remote, informal setting who arrange their own medical clearance. Not suitable for people taking antidepressants or with heart or psychiatric conditions.
• Costs: $1,300 for the ten-day open-dates retreat, per its ten-day program page; the medicine is paid separately and its cost is not stated. The deposit is refundable until a day before and full payment until 30 days before; no price is shown for the seven-day program.
• Overall Assessment: Small groups and lenient refund terms, offset by no published medical safeguards in a remote area, an anonymous operator, contradictory listings and no track record. Directory evaluation: C-.

💬 What Guests Are Saying

No reviews were found: Retreat Guru shows none for the center or its programs, and no listing was found on BookRetreats, Tripadvisor, AyaAdvisors or Trustpilot. 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 Kanaro, Agni and ayahuasca in El Soberbio.

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

The owners and the medicine woman are not named, which limits this search.

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

🔍 Critical Notes

Who runs it. Agni describes herself as a mother of two, yoga teacher and plant medicine facilitator with about 36 years of dance and yoga and about 25 years with ayahuasca, per her Retreat Guru profile. The program pages credit a medicine woman with “over 30 years” of ayahuasca, so it is unclear whether they are the same person. The center page lists no guides, and no website, social account, company or tax number was found.

Screening and medical support. No medical questionnaire, contraindication list, medical staff or emergency protocol appears on any listing. El Soberbio’s public hospital is a basic Level I facility whose on-call team was down to three doctors in May 2024, when two resigned citing violence, per Primera Edición; complex cases go to Posadas, about 220 to 250 km away. Puerto Iguazú airport is four to five hours by car.

Listings. The ten-day page’s web address says seven days and its page title one day, astrology sessions and ceremony counts differ between programs, a pool, spa and sauna are listed alongside a camping site, and most gallery images are screenshots uploaded in March 2026, when the listing appears to have started.

Status. The listing is live with open dates and a September 2026 program; no evidence was found that retreats have run.

Legal context. DMT is a listed psychotropic in Argentina, and supplying ayahuasca for payment can carry four to 15 years under Law 23.737, per ICEERS. In October 2026 police in Tucumán detained a Brazilian shaman and two women and seized ayahuasca, per Contexto Tucumán, a case unrelated to Kanaro.

🆘 Screening & Mental Health Risks

With no published screening, guests must screen themselves before traveling to a remote area. 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 of unpublished source, served in ceremonies the listing links to Brazilian traditions. Ayahuasca combines the Banisteriopsis caapi vine with a DMT-containing leaf such as chacruna, as Erowid explains.

📍 Location, Setting & Style

• Setting: Subtropical forest near the Uruguay River and the Moconá falls on the border with Brazil.
• Rooms: Shared rooms, private rooms and a camping site, per its program page.
• Style: Eclectic, non-religious ceremonies with yoga, ecstatic dance and astrology.

Practical guidance: Fly to Puerto Iguazú (IGR) and allow four to five hours by private car, or longer by bus via San Vicente; transfers are not included.

Should You Book?

Not until you know who runs it. Ask in writing for the organizers’ full names, the medicine woman’s identity and training, the medicine fee, the contraindication list, who on site is trained in first aid and how a guest would reach a hospital. Read our guide to verifying retreat facilitators.

The Team & Story

Kanaro appeared on Retreat Guru around March 2026, with some photos dating from 2024. 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 carry insurance that covers remote evacuation. 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.