Our Mission

The mission is to preserve the wisdom and the environment that gave birth to the Secoya and their traditions.

We want to preserve the rain forest for future generations of people, animals, and all forms of life alike; its healing purposes, and as a meeting point to co-create, share knowledge and practice new ways of living within the natural world in communion.

Within the community, we mostly work to maintain the mega diversity of the gardens and forest by sharing the uses of the plants and transmitting their knowledge alongside other traditional practices (handcrafts, sustainable building, permaculture, cooking, etc).

Our intention is that all visitors carry these ideas and insights home with them to bring more "light" to their communities so we can make a global change.

We want to work as a net, where all people involved have access to knowledge. By doing so, we create transparency and peace.

This project started from all the beautiful, powerful, and healing experiences shared with visitors over the last decade.

Thanks to these experiences, some of the elders and their families realized that their knowledge, wisdom and natural heritage have value and began working to keep it alive.

With these families, we are working to set an example and encourage others to maintain their traditional and harmonious ways of life.

Projects

Over the last few years, we were able to start and finish some amazing projects on our land.

In 2016 they built a new traditional community lodge, a Tuike Wë'e, which is the only one of its kind in Ecuador. It was a huge project that took over six months to complete. 95% of all materials were gathered in the jungle, all of which were harvested by hand and carried on the backs and shoulders. With this building completed, they are now able to cook their foods in a traditional way. The Tuike Wë'e will also be used as a school, bringing in locals to reestablish the traditional practices: weaving, basket making, making yuca bread, Paicoca classes, English classes, etc.

In 2022-23 they pretty much finished the kitchen which is made completely out of native wood from their land, they brought windows down from Quito, and installed simple electricity. Then we started production on medicinal plant products "Wina botanicals" and they also use the kitchen to preserved foods and cook for the few small groups they host every year. It will also be used for our community to create all-natural products to be sold in Quito, to guests, and to hopefully create a network outside of Ecuador.

In 2025 they were able to build a new Yajé Wë'e. Built in the traditional way using wood and palm leaves from the jungle. It is so nice to be able to hold a ceremony in a traditional lodge with a palm leaf roof. It keeps everything cooler, and when it rains it is so quiet you can still hear the elders sing and the sounds of the jungle.

Next Projects:

To finish the amazing bamboo house that our friend Hans funded so Basillio and his wife can move into the downstairs area which has an actual bathroom and shower which is very helpful for them as they age.
There are many other small projects or health concerns that are always popping up so it it is always great for the continued support