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Atmosphere and feature ratings above are based on Best Retreats research (November 2026). They will be updated if Madre Selva Resort submits its own information.

Madre Selva Resort: An In-Depth Review for Ayahuasca Retreats near Pucallpa, Peru

Madre Selva Resort is a jungle center about three hours by road from Pucallpa, Ucayali, Peru, founded in 2020 by Maestro Moisés Llerena Taricuarima and Maestra Naomi Llerena, that runs 11 to 30-day master plant dietas with ayahuasca, kambo and tobacco purges, from €2,640 for 11 days, per its Retreat Guru program page. Its founder describes a long apprenticeship and art training in the Pablo Amaringo school. Against that, it has no reviews anywhere, its location is not published, no screening, contraindications, medical staff or emergency plan are published for a site three hours from a hospital, and its listings contradict themselves.

🎯 At a Glance

• Locations: A 140-hectare jungle property near a small river, about a three-hour drive from Pucallpa, Ucayali, Peru, per its Retreat Guru page; no village or address is published.
• Approach: Master plant dietas with five to seven ayahuasca ceremonies, kambo, a three-day tobacco purge and flower baths; it has also run an eight-day visionary art retreat.
• Suitable For: People wanting a long, traditional dieta in a remote setting who can screen themselves. Not suitable for people taking antidepressants or with heart or psychiatric conditions.
• Costs: €2,640 for the 11-day dieta in December 2026; an eight-day art retreat was €1,840, and 15-day and one-month dietas show no price. The deposit is refundable until a day before and full payment until 60 days before.
• Overall Assessment: A traditional dieta led by a self-described Cocama-lineage maestro, offset by no track record, an undisclosed remote location, no published medical safeguards and inconsistent listings. Directory evaluation: C-.

💬 What Guests Are Saying

Madre Selva Resort has no reviews on Retreat Guru, and none were found on Google, Tripadvisor, AyaAdvisors or other platforms, so there is no independent evidence that its programs have run. 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 Dutch-language news for reports involving Madre Selva Resort, Moisés Llerena and Naomi Llerena.

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

The center has almost no presence beyond its own listings, 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. Moisés Llerena describes himself as a mestizo healer of Cocama lineage and a visionary painter, per his teacher profile; a 2016 interview describes him as a student of the Pablo Amaringo painting school who had worked with ayahuasca since 1999, per Reality Sandwich (unverified). Naomi Llerena describes Shipibo and Huni Kuin training, per her profile. Contact is a Gmail address, and no website or company is named.

Screening and medical support. No medical questionnaire, contraindication list, medical staff or emergency protocol is published; details are sent by email after application. Kambo and tobacco purges are combined with ayahuasca about three hours from Pucallpa’s hospitals.

Listings. Listings give five or seven ceremonies and groups of 15 or 18, and amenity tags show a spa, sauna and air conditioning for what the text calls basic casitas with shared bathrooms and a jungle-view pool.

Status. Bookable, with a dieta listed for 3 to 13 December 2026 and photos uploaded in April 2026.

Legal context. Traditional knowledge and use of ayahuasca were declared Cultural Heritage of Peru in 2008, per Andina, and there is no licensing regime for retreats, per Mind Medicine Law.

🆘 Screening & Mental Health Risks

A long dieta with kambo and purges, three hours from a hospital and with no published screening, requires careful self-screening. 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 Moisés and Naomi Llerena; 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 lowland rainforest on a large private property with a river and pool.
• Rooms: Private wooden casitas with shared bathrooms.
• Style: Mestizo and Shipibo-influenced dieta led by a husband-and-wife team.

Practical guidance: Fly to Pucallpa (PCL) for the group pickup.

Should You Book?

Only with caution. Ask in writing for the center’s exact location, the screening questions and contraindication list, who on site is trained in first aid, the emergency plan and travel time to a hospital, how many ceremonies are included, references from past guests, and the legal entity you are paying. Read our guide to verifying retreat facilitators.

The Team & Story

The founders say they opened the center in 2020 and combine ayahuasca dietas with visionary art. 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 follow the pre-dieta guidance. 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.