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Soul Retreat
Machu Picchu

Nine days of shamanic initiation work in the Sacred Valley: ceremonies, Hatun Karpay initiation and silent presence at sacred sites in the Andes.

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What is this?

This is not a holiday
to Peru.

It is a return journey to a rhythm older than words, felt in every layer of your being. You do not need to understand anything to be deeply moved. The land itself opens, carries and remembers.

Together with Marisol Apaza Suclli and paqos who carry the authentic lineage of the Inca's, you work nine days in the Sacred Valley. Ceremonies at sacred sites, two days at Machu Picchu, Hatun Karpay initiation and shamanic work that continues long after you return home.

You do not need any background in Inca cosmology. What is asked is a willingness to be present and to allow what wishes to move.

The land itself opens, carries
and remembers.

The Programme

Nine days
in the Sacred Valley.

Each day has its own character, from ceremony and initiation to silence, rest and integration. The rhythm is slow. Every location is consciously chosen.

The Guides

Where the Eagle and the Condor
meet.

Marisol Apaza Suclli — Paqo Q'ero tradition

Marisol Apaza Suclli

Paqo · Q'ero tradition · Peru

Marisol comes from the Q'ero community and was called at a young age to the path of Inca Medicina. She carries two spiritual lineages: through Maestro Alejandro Apaza, Chumpi Paqo, and through Maestro Sebastián Suclli, Inca Paqo.

Her presence embodies the strength of the puma and the energy of the hummingbird, symbols of power, sensitivity and subtle connection. She carries the wisdom of the Kuychi, the Rainbow.

Thamar Karpes — Ñusta Paqo Pampamesayok

Thamar Karpes

Ñusta Paqo Pampamesayok · Multidimensional Academy · Haarlem

Thamar has been a student of Don Alejandro Apaza Machacca since 2017 and was initiated as Ñusta Paqo Pampamesayok within the Apaza family lineage of the Q'ero, the last direct descendants of the Inca's. She organises these retreats from a personal connection to the land and the tradition.

As someone who knows the land from the inside, who has undergone the ceremonies herself, she moves alongside as retreat facilitator and anchor point, so that participants can fully surrender to what the journey asks.

Practical Information

Everything you
need to know.

Included

  • All ceremonies and Hatun Karpay initiation
  • Full guidance & translation (Quechua/Spanish → EN/NL)
  • All accommodations and local transport per programme
  • All meals (except lunch on the rest day)

Not included

  • International return flights (Amsterdam–Lima)
  • Domestic return flights (Lima–Cusco)
  • Additional accommodations outside the programme
  • Personal expenses and meals outside the programme
  • Travel and cancellation insurance (mandatory)

Details

  • Starting point: Cusco, Peru
  • Group size: maximum 12 participants
  • Ceremony language: Quechua/Spanish, translation into EN and NL
  • Accommodation: single rooms wherever possible
  • No alcohol during the retreat
  • Dietary requirements can be communicated in advance
  • Recommended: arrive 2–3 days early for altitude acclimatisation

Investment

€2.690

Excluding flights and insurance
Maximum 12 participants

Payment schedule

Deposit: reserves your place €500
Second instalment (before 30 June 2026) €1.190
Final instalment (on arrival, cash) €1.000

Information session

Still have questions before you take a step? On 27 May we take the time for everything you want to know: the programme, the guidance and how to prepare for the journey.

Online Zoom session: 27 May 2026 at 20:00 CET.

Marisol Apaza Suclli and Thamar Karpes
A participant's experience

"The ceremony at the Temple of the Moon touched me most deeply. That is where I felt everything come together. The guidance of Marisol, the paqos and Thamar felt like coming home. There was safety, space and a container in which everything was allowed — and in which I could truly sink into my process."

"In Peru I began to see parts of myself that I had lost a long time ago. What this journey has opened in me is still working. It feels like the beginning of a new phase — with more stillness, more conscious living and more self-acceptance. What remains is deep gratitude and the sense that this is only the beginning."

— Angelique, participant 2025

There are 12 places.
One is for you.

Maximum 12 participants. A deposit of €500 reserves your place. Book a call to discuss whether this retreat is right for you, or register directly.

Online information session via Zoom: 27 May 2026 · 20:00 CET

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