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Pura Medicina: An In-Depth Review for Ayahuasca Retreats near Jenaro Herrera, Loreto, Peru

Pura Medicina is a family-run ayahuasca camp about 30 minutes outside the river town of Jenaro Herrera, Loreto, Peru, led by Maestro Gumercindo Galindo with his father, Don Roldán, and his mother, Gertrudes, offering ceremonies with yoga, meditation and Reiki, per its unclaimed AyaAdvisors listing. The family previously worked with Zach Poitra under the name La Familia Medicina until he left in 2014, and Pura Medicina appears to be its continuation (unverified). Against that, it has no website, prices, refund terms, legal entity, screening, medical staff or emergency plan, it sits hours by river from Iquitos, and there is no evidence of activity since 2014.

🎯 At a Glance

• Locations: A jungle camp about 30 minutes from the river town of Jenaro Herrera, Loreto, Peru, hours by boat from Iquitos; no GPS is published.
• Approach: Ayahuasca ceremonies led by a mestizo curandero family, with yoga, meditation and Reiki from a facilitator.
• Suitable For: No one until current operation can be confirmed. Not suitable for people taking antidepressants or with heart or psychiatric conditions.
• Costs: No prices, deposits or refund terms were found.
• Overall Assessment: A family of healers with past positive reviews, offset by no published safeguards, a very remote site and no sign of activity in over a decade. Directory evaluation: C-.

💬 What Guests Are Saying

AyaAdvisors shows 5.0 from three reviews posted in August and September 2014, one by a guest who later volunteered there. No other platform listings were found. 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 Pura Medicina and the Galindo family.

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

The facilitator is known by first name only and was not searched, 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. The Galindo family; no company or tax number was found. Poitra now runs a separate center, La Familia Ayahuasca, per its about page. Casa del Maestro is another center in the same town.

Screening and medical support. No questionnaire, contraindication list, medical staff or emergency plan was found, at a camp that requires river travel to reach. Hospitals are in Iquitos (unverified).

Status. Probably defunct; the latest evidence of activity is from September 2014.

Legal context. Peru declared traditional ayahuasca knowledge and use national cultural heritage in 2008, per Andina, and has no licensing regime for retreats, per ICEERS.

🆘 Screening & Mental Health Risks

Confirm the center is operating and ask for written screening rules before any 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 prepared by the Galindo family; its source is not published. Ayahuasca combines the Banisteriopsis caapi vine with a DMT-containing leaf, as Erowid explains.

📍 Location, Setting & Style

• Setting: Hot lowland rainforest in Loreto.
• Rooms: A basic jungle camp; no room details are published.
• Style: Family curandero ceremonies with Western wellness add-ons.

Practical guidance: Jenaro Herrera is reached by river from Iquitos (IQT); transfers are not described.

Should You Book?

Not until current operation can be confirmed. Ask in writing who leads ceremonies today, the price and refund terms, the contraindication rules, who on site is trained in first aid, and the evacuation plan and hospital route. Read our guide to verifying retreat facilitators.

The Team & Story

Pura Medicina presented itself as a family of healers offering pure, traditional medicine in the jungle. 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.