Crown of the Amazon Retreat · Putumayo, Colombia

A rustic outdoor patio area with hanging hammock chairs, surrounded by lush green tropical plants and trees, with a mountain and a cloudy sky in the background.

April 22 – May 2, 2026
10 nights · 11 days · up to 5 participants
Pricing: By Application Only

This retreat is an immersive ceremonial deep dive into the origins of humanity, consciousness, and our relationship with nature, held on private Indigenous land in the Crown of the Amazon, in Putumayo.

Guided by the Ingano lineage, this is a rare opportunity to live with the medicine at its source; in raw jungle conditions, in direct relationship with the land, the people, and the traditions that have safeguarded this work for generations.

This is not a retreat for comfort, luxury, or escape.

This is a hardcore immersion into ancestral ways of living, ceremony, and being where nature sets the rhythm, and modern distractions fall away.

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Ceremonial immersion

This is a full-spectrum ceremonial immersion.

Medicine work takes place during both daytime and nighttime ceremonies, as guided by the medicine and the conditions of the land. Days are not separated from ceremony; life itself becomes part of the ceremonial field.

Expect:

  • 5 Ceremonies (2 Day Ceremonies, 2 Night Ceremonies, and 1 To Be Determined)

  • Extended time in ceremony

  • Long periods in silence and observation

  • Deep encounters with self, nature, and reality

  • A stripping away of excess, distraction, and comfort

  • Daily Saunas and Ortiga (King Nettle)

  • Making of Raw Medicine

  • Purgative (purgativo) pre-ceremony

  • Lots of time with Taita Carlos, including charlas, wisdom talks and consultas.

  • Guided walks with Taita Carlos deep into the jungle to connect and learn about the healing properties of the plants.

This is a return to origins: human, ancestral, and ecological.

Lineage & land

This retreat takes place on Indigenous land where the lineage of Taita Carlos Chindoy originates.

Taita Carlos is a respected healer of the Ingano tradition, carrying the ceremonial knowledge and ancestral wisdom of the Putumayo region. His work is rooted in direct relationship with the land, the plants, and the cosmology of the Amazon — emphasizing humility, discipline, and living in right relationship with nature.

Ceremony is guided by the Indigenous lineage.
This retreat exists in service to that lineage and land.

A man wearing traditional tribal necklaces and a headband standing in a lush green forest, holding a large bunch of leaves or plants above his head, looking up at the vegetation.
An elder indigenous person combing a child's hair in a jungle setting.
A man with a distressed expression, crying, holding a rock close to his face, with dirt on his hands, in an outdoor setting with large rocks and greenery in the background.
Close-up of person crushing green herbs on the ground with hands, surrounded by soil, plant material, and reddish roots.

Daily rhythm & living conditions

Life on this retreat is simple, communal, and raw.

  • Sleeping:
    Communal bunkhouse and ceremony in hammocks under tarps in the jungle

  • Bathing:
    Jungle rivers and cold water showers

  • Toilets:
    Flush toilets outside of ceremony

    Compost / jungle-based systems during ceremony

  • Food:
    Simple, fresh, clean meals including smoked fish, chicken, vegetables and fruits.

  • Electricity & Connectivity:
    NO electricity
    Very limited cellular signal

    Guests can bring portable or solar chargers as needed.

This environment is intentional.
Living close to nature is part of the teaching.

Group of people collecting aquatic samples or examining something in a river with rocks and lush greenery around.
Three fish and some stomachs lined up on a grate over a wood stove. There are two pots on the stove, one with a red lid and another without a lid.
A small open-sided hut with a thatched roof in a forested area, with hammocks hanging inside and logs around the perimeter.
A lush green tropical forest under a blue sky with scattered clouds, tall trees, and dense vegetation.

Who this is NOT for

This retreat is not for:

  • Those seeking luxury, comfort, or spa-style retreats

  • People looking for quick fixes or surface-level experiences

  • Anyone unwilling to live in rustic jungle conditions

  • Those unable to self-regulate in intense ceremonial environments

Who This Is For

This retreat is for:

  • Experienced sitters

  • Those with a deep, clear calling to this work

  • Individuals seeking origins, not comfort

  • Those willing to live simply and communally

  • People ready to surrender modern control and pace

Participants must be 18+
Mixed gender group

This is NOT a beginner-friendly or casual experience.

Preparation & Integration

To support each-other with prep and integration, the retreat includes:

  • 1 Group Preparation Call (pre-retreat)

  • 1 Group Integration Call (post-retreat)

These are optional for the participants.

Travel & Arrival

Participants are responsible for booking their own travel.

Arrival flow:

  1. Fly into Bogotá, Colombia

  2. Group meets at the Bogotá Airport headed to Villa Garzón Airport on April 22, 2026

  3. Internal flight from Bogotá to Villa Garzón, Putumayo

  4. Pick up at Villa Garzón Airport, and transported to the Jungle.

Detailed travel instructions and support will be provided once accepted.

Logistics at a Glance

  • Location: Putumayo, Colombia (Indigenous land)

  • Dates: April 22 – May 2, 2026

  • Length: 10 nights / 11 days

  • Group Size: Up to 5 participants

  • Language: Spanish & English (translators present)

  • Living Style: Rustic, communal, jungle-based

  • Pricing: By application only

If this feels aligned...

Participation begins with a discernment-based application.

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