Activities in Tarapoto
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Takiwasi Centre
Brujos play a pivotal role in the pueblos of the jungle. A few kilometers north of Tarapoto, in a small jungle village, you'll find the Takiwasi Centre . Started in the early 1990s by French physician Jacques Mabit, this rehabilitation and detox center combines traditional Amazonian medicines and plants, as used by brujos or curanderos (healers), with a tailored combination of psychotherapy.
This treatment is not for the fainthearted: intense 'vomit therapy' and ayahuasca (hallucinogenic brew made from jungle vines), are used as part of the healing process. Rehabilitation programs run for nine months and cost around USaround S/500, though no one is turned away for lack of…
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Los Chancas Expeditions
River running on the Río Mayo, 30km from Tarapoto, and on the lower Río Huallaga is offered from June to November. The shorter trips are mainly class II and III white water, while longer trips (up to six days, from July to October only) ride out class III and class IV rapids. Rafting trips to the class III rapids of the upper Mayo, 100km from Tarapoto, are also possible. Inflatable kayaks are available for rent for a half/full day.
Check with Los Chancas Expeditions, the local river-running specialists.
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Selva Mayo
Books day tours and longer excursions to local lakes and waterfalls and cultural trips to experience ayahuasca rituals and medicinal plant demonstrations.
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Quiquiriqui Tours
A full-service travel and tour agency that books flights, offers information on and arranges tours to local sites.
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