Cacao Alchemy in Northern Peru
WOMEN'S RETREAT
AUGUST 1-10, 2026
WELLNESS - HISTORY - ADVENTURE - SELF DISCOVERY - IMPACT
DISCOVER THE ANCESTRAL WISDOM OF MAMA CACAO IN THE AMAZONAS AND JAÉN TERRITORIES
This transformative women’s retreat is an official trip organized by the Association for Scientific Research in the Peruvian Amazon (ASICAMPE), in collaboration with Tikay by Yllari and Fluir Valle Viajes.
By joining this 9-day, 8-night adventure, you will directly support ASICAMPE's groundbreaking archaeological research at Huaca Montegrande, a 6,000-year-old spiral-shaped temple that is reshaping our understanding of Amazonian cultures and the origin of cacao.
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Awaken your spirit
Are you feeling a deep calling for transformation? Have recent months brought changes, leaving you yearning for clarity and a fresh start? Are you ready for a joyful, life-changing journey that will not only renew your spirit but also support groundbreaking research and empower local communities?
​This exclusive women’s retreat is your opportunity for a true rite of passage. Over 9 transformative days in the upper Peruvian Amazon, you’ll connect with the sacred cacao journey in Northern Peru and explore ancestral lifeways in community with like-minded women who, like you, are seeking deep transformation and real impact.
Your journey will also directly benefit pioneering archaeological research at the 5,500-year-old Huaca Montegrande temple, a place that holds the mysteries of cacao and Amazonian civilizations.
​Are you ready to reflect, reset, and step boldly into your next chapter? Everything is included—except for your flight—so you can relax and focus entirely on your personal journey. This is your chance to reconnect with yourself, nature, and a powerful community, while making a meaningful difference. Don't wait to claim your spot on this unforgettable adventure.
Where our journey unfolds
We begin our journey in Northern Peru. You will first fly to Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) in Lima, then take a connecting flight to start this life-changing experience. If needed, we can help you book your domestic flight. We encourage you to spend one restful night in Lima before flying to Northern Peru, a gentle pause before stepping into the magic of the retreat.​
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The journey
Our main retreat home will be Mamaq Tambo Lodge in Cocachimba, Amazonas - a peaceful sanctuary embraced by lush nature, where the majestic Gocta Waterfall greets you each morning.
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Here you will start your days with nourishing breakfasts with local ingredients, visit the bird sanctuary, take workshops on traditional practices with local artisans, learn from renowned researchers, and place your feet, and your spirit, into the powerful waters of both small and towering waterfalls. You will sit in meditative silence, walk in ceremony to sacred lands, replenish your body, and reclaim your inner feminine power. By nightfall we will gather around the fire, sharing once more sacred cacao circles made with fresh Amazonian cacao.
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This retreat takes us to extraordinary places such as Huaca Montegrande, a 6,000-year-old spiral-shaped temple that reshapes our understanding of cacao’s origins and the emergence of Amazonian civilizations - an encounter where science, spirituality, and ancestral wisdom meet. We will also explore Don Oscar’s bountiful organic cacao farm in Jaén, Cajamarca; the Kuelap Archaeological Site, a magnificent pre-Inca fortress often called the Machu Picchu of Northern Peru; the breathtaking Sonche Canyon; and the traditional ceramic community of Huancas, where women have shaped clay since pre-Columbian times, in Amazonas.
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We will also immerse ourselves in workshops and heartfelt conversations. We will laugh, dance, wander among cacao trees, and offer gratitude and gifts to Pachamama. We'll learn to craft our own ceremonial cacao drink straight from the cacao seed. We'll also make chocolate, discover medicinal plants from the garden, enjoy a soothing sauna, remember how to care for our skin with nature’s abundance, and so much more.​
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This is not a touristic experience. It is a life-transformational retreat for women in times of change, growth, and evolution. Whether you already have a relationship with cacao or are just beginning, this journey invites you to be fully present with yourself, to reset, realign, and allow meaningful moments to guide you back to your true path.
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