Nihue Rao Centro Espiritual
Iquitos, Peru
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💬 Guests Say
- Deep Healing: Guests call the ayahuasca ceremonies “profound,” with one on retreat.guru saying they healed childhood traumas, gaining unmatched clarity.
- Authentic Care: Many praise Maestro Ricardo Amaringo’s icaros, noting on ayaadvisors.org his 40+ years of experience created a “safe, magical” space.
- Privacy Issues: Some report concerns, with an ayaadvisors.org reviewer alleging manager Benoit shared personal diet details, violating trust and causing distress.
🚩 Incident Report
After a thorough investigation across multiple platforms—including Reddit (r/Ayahuasca, r/Psychonaut), Quora, Facebook groups (“Psychedelic Healing,” “Ayahuasca Experiences”), news outlets, retreat forums, ICEERS reports, and official records—one unverified report of privacy misconduct and one unverified financial misconduct claim linked to Nihue Rao Centro Espiritual were identified, but no verified incidents of theft, sexual misconduct, or crime were found.
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Theft/Financial Misconduct: A 2016 review claims Nihue Rao denied a confirmed deposit, costing the reviewer $675, citing poor management and excuses (e.g., COVID, malaria). This remains unverified without legal action or corroboration.
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Sexual Misconduct: There are no documented allegations, complaints, or legal actions against Nihue Rao’s staff or facilitators in online discussions, news archives, or ICEERS resources.
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Crime/Privacy Misconduct: A review alleges manager Benoit Allouche shared a long-term dieter’s personal challenges with others, violating privacy and causing emotional harm. No legal action or further reports confirm this, making it unverified.
Nihue Rao Centro Espiritual has a mixed online reputation due to these unverified claims. Positive testimonials on retreat.guru (4.8/5 rating) highlight its healing impact, but privacy and management issues raise concerns, with some Reddit users on r/Ayahuasca (2022) noting a decline in quality.
🔍 Critical Notes
Nihue Rao’s $2,500, 7-day ayahuasca retreat in Peru offers a traditional Shipibo experience, praised for Ricardo Amaringo’s powerful icaros and deep healing. The jungle setting and 24/7 support add value, but unverified ayaadvisors.org claims of privacy breaches and financial misconduct ($675 deposit issue) might raise trust concerns. Ayahuasca’s legal status in Peru is ambiguous despite cultural acceptance, and dated reviews with Reddit reports of declining quality suggest caution—verify current management practices, privacy policies, and safety protocols directly.
Our Ayahuasca Retreats
Join us for an Ayahuasca retreat to connect with the Ayahuasca medicine and experience deep spiritual healing, while being guided by our shamans and facilitation team on how to navigate the spiritual and plant medicine worlds.
We offer flexible retreat lengths, with a minimum of 7 days (4 ceremonies). For deeper healing work, we recommend at least a 2 to 4 week retreat. For those looking to study shamanism, we offer learning retreats with a minimum of 3 months and up to 1 year.
- We hold 4 ayahuasca ceremonies per week, on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
- You’ll receive a personal ícaro every ceremony based on your healing intentions.
- We run integration conversations 3 times per week to discuss ceremony and get guidance from the shamans.
- We support you in 1-on-1 conversations and group sharing circles with trained facilitators.
- We prescribe master plant diets to meet your particular needs and boost your healing, for retreats 11 days or longer.