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Marosa Healing Center

Iquitos, Loreto, Peru

5.0 (50 reviews)

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Welcome to Marosa Healing Center!

At Marosa, we’re a family-led integrative plant-medicine village where you’re welcomed to live, learn, and heal in a supportive community rooted in Shipibo tradition. Here, you can bring your loved ones, reconnect with nature, and explore deep healing—from chronic illness to spiritual alignment—with the full breadth of Amazonian plant medicine.

We keep our groups small, with no more than 14 guests including students, so each person receives genuine attention and space for integration. You’ll have simple, comfortable, private accommodations that offer the quiet needed to rest, reflect, and make the most of your ayahuasca ceremonies and diets.

Rather than investing in luxury amenities, we invest in exceptional healers—true master practitioners with decades of experience—so that your process is guided with care, precision, and integrity. If you’re seeking a Western-style comfort retreat, we may not be the right fit. But if you’re ready to experience the depth of authentic Shipibo medicine and explore the transformative possibilities of plant dieting, you’ll find a meaningful home here.
Retreats begin every Sunday and Wednesday and can be customized week-to-week depending on your intentions. Whether you’re visiting as a curious traveler for a short stay or are ready for deep, committed work over several weeks or months, we’re here to support you.

Marosa Healing Center is owned by Maestra Angela Sanchez Rios, who has over twenty five years of experience working with Ayahuasca and is one of the most respected shamans in Iquitos. Her smiles and laughter are infectious, and she treats her patients as if they were her children. Her care is not just during ayahuasca ceremonies. She tends to your unique needs by providing many different types of medicine, including plant vapor baths and plant tonics, and prepares all of the master plant diets for those who are dieting.

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Alison Gonzalez
8 months ago

My experience at Marosa exceeded my expectations. Not only was it a beautiful and peaceful place with attentive care from the staff (including delicious food prepared by Karina), I received powerful healing from the medicine through maestra Angela and maestro Fredy. Every day, I felt my connection to the plants get stronger, and I saw visions that guided me through the journey. In a short 10 day treatment, I gained important perspectives that will stay with me. I look forward to visiting again to deepen my relationship to the teacher plants.
Kateri Savory
11 months ago

For a spiritual experience there was a lack of cleanliness. You can decide on your comfort level needed for an experience like this. The caretakers and their children were kind and joyful. There was just too much work for the small team to manage 24/7. The Shamans were amazing and I appreciate every ceremony I had with them. I got what I needed from this journey. The issues I list below is a result of mismanagement from the owner and this being a fairly new facility. Dirty showers. Maggots hanging in the shower head (never cleaned). Shower water was unfiltered from the creek. Toilet bins overflowed for a week with soiled toilet tissue. Then children were sent to clean it, sadly. Roaches, rats, bugs - expected in the jungle. Just be prepared. Dogs need flea treatment. The dogs had fleas and one day a woman cried to the caretakers begging them to remove a worm from a dog’s head that was constantly dripping blood where we ate and relaxed. At night during ceremonies the dogs would make loud banging noises as they scratched at the fleas and hit the wood of the ceremony house. The one comfortable and clean space was my room which the caretakers checked in on and tidied regularly. However, I asked the owner, Tony, repeatedly for cloth to cover the large open windows to my room and didn’t get any. All other huts had privacy and I was not given cover which could have been taken from another empty hut. I stayed for 11 days. The website promised a small group but on day 5 a group of 26 people with their own Shaman arrived. I wished the owners would have considered introducing the existing guests to the new larger group and set expectation for the days to come. It would have given me the choice to stay or leave considering how much spiritual energy was introduced. I and the other guests were told that this larger group were on a different diet and ceremony schedule. Without notice, they participated in the same ceremony we had without dieting. The ceremony night was filled with over 30 people shoulder-to-shoulder vomiting, talking, howling, etc. They played other cultural instruments, sang culturally appropriated songs, and part of the ceremony was lead by their non native shaman. I specifically paid for Shipibo leadership and did not pay for a ceremony lead by “westerners”. The website also said Plant Diets, flower baths and other perpetrations would be created by Shamans, they were not. The lovely caretakers did everything. Being on a plant diet limits the meals we were allowed to have but there should be better nutritious options incorporated. There was no interpreter as promised. The language barrier created distance from the Shamans during ceremonies and from the team. On the first day we were given a large container of water, a bucket and a drink to induce vomiting (which was supposed to be prepared by the Shaman according to the website). Another guest had to explain what we needed to do as no one was there to interpret for us. Also, some people got welcome letters with guidelines and expectations… I and another young female traveler did not get this and it was essential. I’d like to add that facilities like this are not new to me, especially given that I spent half my life in places like this… but never this dirty. And the hospitality of the owner is in much need of improvement, needs to be more considerate of people’s boundaries and communicate clearly without being so shady. I might as well add that he was selling bracelets for a set price and I asked to only have the pendants. He charged me the same price and didn’t delivery the pendants until I got to the airport and they were not what I asked for(undone and can’t be used). At that point I didn’t care and was ready to go home. I hope others have much better facilities to support their journey.
Benjamin Royer
2 years ago

I’ve absolutely loved my experiences here at Marosa and can’t wait to go back! As soon as my flight arrived to Iquitos Tony (one of the host) was at the airport to pick me up. It was so nice to show up and not have to stress about a single thing. Marosa is really a safe and beautiful place for healing and just focusing on yourself. It’s an awesome environment because everyone is there for similar reasons. The ceremonies are so special and the energy and experience the shamans bring with their Icaros is one of the most powerful things I’ve experienced. The shamans are amazing at being able to connect with you on another level. They are able to help when you need it and guide you through your ceremonies to have the most beneficial experiences. As soon as I showed up it felt like I was home. The location is amazing and you are really able to connect with nature. The food was delicious and probably the freshest I’ve ever eaten. I can’t wait to go back again and continue my journey with ayahuasca. Ayahuasca doesn’t always give you what you want but it’s what you need.
Daisy Bai
a year ago

My bf and I went to Marosa for a 10day plant dieta program and couldn’t be happier that we made the decision to go! The centre is build on prestige white sand that used to ran a river, many of us enjoyed walking on it barefoot. Maestra Angela and Maetro Elias, along with other staff/family members and an amazing English speaking facilitator Jordan, took great care of us. We went there for both physical healing and spiritual growth, and walked away filled with peace and gratitude. This place is magical, and times we’ve soent in social isolation and solitude contributed to our blissful experience. The accommodations are rustic and humble but comfortable. The bathrooms and showers are clean. I grew to really love the cold showers there to cool off from the jungle heat. We were pleasantly surprised how fewer bugs they had there compared to another centre we’ve been to. There were 8 puppies (2-4months old) while we were there along with some other ducks and chickens roaming around, and the wild birds sounded incredible. I hope more people find this place and experience the authentic healing it offers.
Anthony Serpico
5 months ago

Beautiful people, beautiful culture, and beautiful icaros. I have only ever experienced the glory and love of Latin American peoples once. It was here at Marosa. If you need healing Maestra Angela and her wonderful family will take care of you. God bless this place and long live the Shipibo tradition. Peace and love from a humble patron of your beautiful retreat. 10/10

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Mj123
April 21, 2024 at 12:02 am

I stayed for a month at Marosa over March / April this year. As a 30 year old female traveling alone I can comfortably say I felt very safe here. I felt comfortable in my ceremonies with Maestro Angela and there was a second Shaman. Maestra Angela had a very motherly feel to her and she has a very kind heart.
The food was amazing! So much better than I thought. There was always fruit available so I was never hungry. The rooms were simple but comfortable. The mosquito netting around the hut did a good job keeping everything out. When the rain was heavy a little came through the roof but only in a small section. They have built a new toilet block closer to the huts and I was very grateful. The beds were also surprisingly comfortable.

At most during my stay there were 8 people, for a week I was the only guest and the remaining time had varying numbers in between. I enjoyed swimming in the nearby Lagoon and spending my days reading, swimming, smoking mapacho, walking or introspection and contemplation. I had 4 ceremonies a week, and most weeks had a flower bath and flower sauna. I got to do kambo twice.

I dieted Noya Rao and it was a gift to have a Noya Rao tree (there were actually 2) at the center. In heindsight I would have picked an easier plant for my first dieta as there were some really tough lessons but overall it was a very rewarding experience.

Marosa was a very basic center but it really did feel like I was staying in a Shipibo village. I would reccomend learning a little Spanish if possible but I was able to get by with none. The washing is done for you twice a week but I recommend only packing things that you need as I found I had to wash everything or it started to get mouldy. They were lovely and washed my hand bag and shoes etc. For long stays I would suggest a few snap lock bags for passport.
Ross
April 5, 2024 at 12:29 pm

I spent a week at Marosa Healing Center with two of my closest friends, and it was transformative to a degree I could have never dreamed. There was a subtle beauty to how diverse the lives all were interwoven in this experience that I hold very dearly. From the guests like myself, drawn in from all corners of the world for all manner of reasons physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual, to the extraordinary shaman family and extended community who have dedicated their lives to healing we deeply wounded, lost, and unwell in perpetual ebb and flow with the jungle at the door. While just another week in March according to the calendar on my wall, I went from feeling half empty and teetering on the brink of destruction to basking in a divine love of a heavenly mother who words can do no justice, to a soul overflowing and more complete than ever before, a life mended, a future reborn, all in the care and in the web of these sacred hearts ever so briefly bound to my own. I aim to carry the lessons and the healing I received at Marosa with me for the rest of my life, basking in its afterglow, and with some luck hope to return some day for an extended stay. While everyone’s experiences with their ceremonies were as different and individualized as our lives are themselves, one throughline that felt certain was that true healing lives here for any bold enough to seek it. I cannot recommend Marosa highly enough, nothing but praise for this wonderful clinic, family, and home.
Dugan
March 29, 2024 at 5:53 pm

After staying the night in Iquitos, Manuel and Tony picked our group and one other up in tuktuks carted us out the narrow road to the clinic. The road itself is rutted and mired and provided a unique start to our stay. Bumping and bouncing along, there were times it was necessary to get out and push the tuktuk over a large obstacle or dislodge it from the ruts in the soft white sand. On arrival at the clinic space, we were asked to wait briefly in the dining facility before being shown to our various huts. The buildings on site are open construction with the addition of a stiff green mosquito netting. The layered natural roofs do a fair job at keeping the stiff rain out, though the occasional dripping could be found. The huts are comfortable, equipped with a bed, a night stand, a single electrical light and wall outlet. We also obtained candles, to allow for late night post ceremony journaling. Meals at the center are excellent! Cannot say that enough. Although simple in nature, they are cooked expertly and are tasty and nutritious. Tea and fruit is available at all times, cooked meals happen at set times. There was plenty of room to go for walks, swim in the lagoon at the end of the road, meditate or relax on a hammock or rocking chair in the common areas. Although having 7 other guests, it was easy to find a quiet unoccupied space to journal or reflect. On ceremony days, care was taken to prepare participants physically emotionally and spiritually for the experience. Following a smoke bath. The Maesta Angela and Maestro Elias heard our intentions and what we wanted to work on, We would be given the medicine, and then we would lay comfortably on a mat inside the Maloka, a ceremony structure at the center of the clinic. As the medicine worked, the Shamans would begin the ikaros. After a time, they circle the Maloka and sing a personal ikaros to each participant. They do their best to communicate and observe those who might be having an unpleasant experience and have methods on hand to reduce these effects if the experience becomes too much. The ceremonies end peacefully and participants walk back to their huts, as they feel they are ready.
I stayed for a week, having a total of four ceremonies. The first three were intense and not particularly pleasant. However, the medicine doesn’t always give you what you want, it gives you what you need. It took a lot for me to let go, but the final ceremony was worth it. I feel like I gained a lot in the seven days, but know there is more to unpack and deal with and an extended stay could be in my future.
Overall I couldn’t be happier with Marosa and would recommend it to any who are looking.
Garrett Martin
March 23, 2024 at 2:25 pm

My friend Sasha and I did a two week stay at Marosa from Feb 28 – March 13 2024. I knew I needed both the 8 Ayahuasca sessions and a two week Master Plant dieta of the Maestra’s choosing (I ended up dieting in Chrirc Sanango). I suffer(ed) from life-long treatment resistant depression, which is why I was doing this. I expected the experience to be very difficult. It turned out to me two of the most difficult weeks of my life. And I’m very, very grateful for it. I chose Marosa, in part, because it was one of the only 2-week stays I could afford ($2,000 at the time). Looking back I feel extremely glad that I chose Marosa, regardless of cost. I left Marosa 10 days ago, and my depression has improved immensely. Maestra Angela and Meastro Elies are amazing medicinal practitioners, and they are also warm, and kind, and quick to make a joke, even in the most traumatic of moments (for me the darkest times need humor the most). Marosa is one of the few Shipibo owned and family operated Ayahuasca centers. You get your own tambo (hut/cabin), which for me is extremely important for individually communing with the plant, God, yourself, or whatever. The food, while free of Salt, oils, etc. is fantastic. So fresh. The western facilitators (Jordan and Marcus at the time I was there) were extremely helpful both in literal and metaphorical translation. After the first week I almost quit. It was just too hard, too painful, I couldn’t go through another Ayahuasca ceremony. Jordan and Mila (Mila was kind of like a sorta facilitator while I was there) were supportive of whatever decision I needed to make, but also encouraging of me to stay and see it through in whichever way I could. I am so so glad I did. If Ayahuasca is calling you, Marosa is a great place to meet up with her.
sadielync
March 9, 2024 at 8:14 pm

Marosa is a down to earth, authentic haven for healing. The experience is very individualize, from the master plant diets to flexibility in schedules for focusing on your intentions.

I appreciate the intimate groups that allow for a calmer atmosphere, where you can chat and get to know one another and feel safe/held in the ayahuasca ceremonies.

I enjoyed being part of the Shipibo culture for 11 days. Being connected to the culture and spirit of the medicine helped me get into a head space where I was open to learning and felt my heart open to healing as well.