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Sacred Colibri Divine Healing: An In-Depth Review for Ayahuasca Retreats in Pucallpa, Peru

Sacred Colibri Divine Healing Inner Work and Yoga is a Retreat Guru listing for eight to 14-day ayahuasca retreats led by a Shipibo shaman known as Sanken Sani with yoga facilitator Vera Luz at an eco resort at kilometer 11.3 of the Federico Basadre highway outside Pucallpa, Peru, from $1,300 for eight days and four ceremonies, per its Retreat Guru page. It offers private rooms, a pool and transfers close to the city. Its operator is unverified: no surnames, website or company are published, it has no reviews, its program text dates from 2018, and the only screening is a questionnaire on arrival.

🎯 At a Glance

• Locations: An unnamed eco resort on the Federico Basadre highway about 11 km from Pucallpa, Ucayali, Peru; no GPS is published.
• Approach: Shipibo ayahuasca ceremonies with icaros, plant dietas, flower baths, yoga, meditation and inner work.
• Suitable For: People wanting a comfortable base near Pucallpa who can verify the program is running. Not suitable for people taking antidepressants or with heart or psychiatric conditions.
• Costs: $1,300 for eight days with four ceremonies, $1,700 for 11 days with six and $2,000 for 14 days with eight, per its 14-day program page. The deposit is refundable until a day before and full payment until 30 days before.
• Overall Assessment: Comfortable and close to the city, offset by an unverified operator, no track record, no medical safeguards and a listing that appears dormant. Directory evaluation: C-.

💬 What Guests Are Saying

Sacred Colibri has no reviews on Retreat Guru, and none were found on Google, Tripadvisor, BookRetreats or AyaAdvisors. 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 Sacred Colibri, Sanken Sani and Vera Luz.

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

Neither facilitator gives a surname, 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. Sanken Sani, also called Marco Antonio, describes himself as a Shipibo healer from Paoyhan on the lower Ucayali with a family lineage, per his teacher profile (unverified); Vera Luz is described as a yoga facilitator and healer. Contact is through a Gmail address, and no website, social account or company is named.

Screening and medical support. The only screening is a questionnaire on the first day, after arrival. No contraindication list, medical staff or emergency protocol is published. Pucallpa’s hospitals are about 20 to 30 minutes away (our estimate).

Listings. The program text still says it is “ACTIVE starting on the 13th of AUGUST 2018”, no dates are listed, the newest photos date from 2020, and gallery file names suggest ceremonies were also held in Chile.

Status. Unclear: the listing is live in November 2026 but shows no dates or recent activity.

Legal context. Ayahuasca’s traditional use is national heritage in Peru and retreats are not licensed, per Mind Medicine Law.

🆘 Screening & Mental Health Risks

Screening only after arrival leaves little room to withdraw safely. 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 Sanken Sani; 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 forest at the edge of Pucallpa.
• Rooms: Private rooms with bathrooms at an eco resort with a pool.
• Style: Shipibo ceremony combined with yoga and inner-work sessions.

Practical guidance: Fly to Pucallpa (PCL); transfers are included.

Should You Book?

Only after confirming in writing that retreats are currently running, the facilitators’ full names, the venue’s name and address, the screening questions and contraindication list before you travel, who on site is trained in first aid, the emergency plan, and the legal entity you are paying. Read our guide to verifying retreat facilitators.

The Team & Story

The listing has been on Retreat Guru since at least 2018, with a second, duplicate center page. 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.

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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.