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Soi Rawa: An In-Depth Review for Ayahuasca Retreats near Pucallpa, Peru

Soi Rawa Ayahuasca Retreat & Healing Center is led by Maestro Diego Rojas Sanchez, who bills himself as a Shipibo master curandero and vegetalista trained by his grandfather, and says it runs an off-grid maloka in the rainforest near Pucallpa, Peru, with retreats also marketed in Ensenada and Tulum, Mexico, and the Sacred Valley, according to its Retreat Guru page and teacher page. It promises Shipibo-tradition ceremonies, master-plant dietas tailored to Diego’s diagnoses and an apprenticeship for aspiring shamans. Against that, no medical screening, contraindications, medical staff or emergency plan is published, no exact location, legal entity or current price is shown, its only review on any platform dates from June 2024, its Baja listing contradicts itself on length and ceremony count and gives a US-style street address, and no upcoming dates are listed.

🎯 At a Glance

• Locations: An unnamed rainforest site near Pucallpa, Ucayali, Peru, by its account, plus a beach house in Ensenada, Baja California, and packages in Tulum, Mexico, and the Sacred Valley; no village, address or GPS is published for Peru.
• Approach: Shipibo-style ayahuasca ceremonies in a maloka, master-plant dietas, plant baths and a consultation with Maestro Diego; San Pedro on the Baja retreat; an apprenticeship program.
• Suitable For: No one until the operator publishes its location, screening, contraindications and an emergency plan. Not suitable for people taking antidepressants or with heart or psychiatric conditions.
• Costs: No current operator price is published; RetreatMap lists “from USD 400.” The Baja retreat takes up to 8 guests. No deposit or refund terms are published.
• Overall Assessment: A named Shipibo healer with a claimed family lineage, offset by no published screening or medical cover, no location, entity or price, a single review, contradictory listings and no upcoming dates. Directory evaluation: D+.

💬 What Guests Are Saying

The positive picture. The single review describes deep immersion in the Shipibo tradition and an authentic curandero.

The negative feedback. The same reviewer calls the jungle setting basic and sometimes difficult.

Who is writing the reviews. One review exists on any platform, on a pay-to-contact directory, and Retreat Guru shows none. 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 Soi Rawa, Diego Rojas Sanchez, Manuel Rojas Sanacino and the coordinator our earlier profile named.

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

A US mixed martial artist named Diego Sanchez who was arrested in New Mexico is a different person. Our earlier profile found no incidents.

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

🔍 Critical Notes

Screening and medical support. No medical questionnaire, contraindication list, medical staff, integration or emergency protocol appears on its Retreat Guru pages or directory copies, though its Baja retreat combines ayahuasca and San Pedro. The Peru site’s distance from Pucallpa is not stated.

Who runs it. Diego Rojas Sanchez’s teacher page says he was trained by his grandfather Manuel Rojas Sanacino, described as one of the last “Merayas”; no independent source mentions the grandfather. No other staff are named, and no Peruvian or Mexican company was found. The earliest dated evidence of the center is a June 2024 review.

Listing reliability. Its Baja event page calls the retreat five, six and ten days long, promises six ayahuasca ceremonies in one section and three a week in another, and gives an English, US-style street address in Ensenada. Retreat Guru’s amenity list shows a spa, restaurant and bicycle rental for an off-grid jungle maloka.

Legal context. Ayahuasca’s traditional uses are Peruvian national cultural heritage, as Andina reported, but retreats are not licensed. In Mexico DMT is controlled, and Peruvian healer José Campos was jailed in Mexico City for traveling with ayahuasca before his 2023 acquittal, per ICEERS.

Corrections to our earlier profile. No source places the center in Vista Alegre; the operator says only “near Pucallpa.” No source supports our $1,400 to $2,500 price range or nine-day retreats. Retreat Guru shows no reviews, not a 4.7 average, so the Retreat Guru praise we described is not visible. A coordinator named Bryce, Facebook group praise, website reviews calling the ceremonies “deeply cleansing” and Reddit reports of a 2022 psychotic episode linked to poor screening, all cited in our earlier profile, remain unverified; the earliest dated evidence of the center is from June 2024. Our earlier profile did not mention its Mexico retreats or San Pedro. The Pucallpa-area center, Sacred Valley retreats as an operator claim, Diego Sanchez as a Shipibo maestro, the claimed lineage, the maloka, tailored master-plant treatment, the apprenticeship, the lack of named medical staff and no incidents found are confirmed.

🆘 Screening & Mental Health Risks

No contraindications are published. 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. San Pedro is also served in Mexico. Never stop a psychiatric medication to qualify for a ceremony without your prescriber’s guidance.

🧪 Brew Substance

Ayahuasca of unpublished recipe and origin, plus San Pedro (huachuma), plant baths and master-plant dietas. Ayahuasca combines the Banisteriopsis caapi vine with a DMT-containing leaf such as chacruna, as Erowid explains.

📍 Location, Setting & Style

• Setting: Lowland Amazon rainforest near Pucallpa, and the Baja California coast.
• Rooms: A basic jungle setting in Peru, by its one review; ocean-view rooms with an indoor heated pool in Baja.
• Style: A Shipibo-led healing practice with tailored dietas and an apprenticeship track.

Practical guidance: Fly to Pucallpa, where the operator says it collects guests at the airport; for Baja, take a taxi from Tijuana airport.

Should You Book?

No, not until the operator publishes its location, prices, screening, contraindications and an emergency plan. Read our guide to verifying retreat facilitators.

The Team & Story

Its Facebook page and only review date from 2024, and its Retreat Guru listing shows no upcoming dates or guides. 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: No integration support is described; 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.