Los Shuar - Natem Anank

Los Shuar
de las
Cascadas Sagradas
Shuar of the Sacred Waterfalls
A traditional Shuar Uwishin invites you to join
him in experiencing the magic of the Amazon.
Anank Nunink Nunkai is honored to invite you to travel
with him to the Ecuadorian Amazon and share in
the ancient knowledge of the Shuar. We will have the
privilege of visiting incredibly beautiful and exotic
places that most tourists would never see. For the Shuar,
their jungle home is a paradise where they live among
the sacred places of their ancestors.
Anank is a Shuar Uwishin (traditional healer) who is
continuously guided by the wisdom of his ancestors and
respectfully follows their path with his healing work. He
is an expert in Shuar mythology and traditional customs
and would love an opportunity to share his culture with
those who are interested.
Our itinerary has been planned for June 5-18, 2008. This
adventure will include visiting Shuar communities deep
in the rainforest near the border of Peru; there we will
have the honor of participating in an Uwii Namper
harvest festival. We will travel to sacred waterfalls on
foot and to caves via canoe. On the last day we will visit
Otavalo, famous for its vast and colorful open air market.
UWII NAMPER
is a sacred dance
ceremony that gives
thanks to Arutam
for a good life and
a good harvest.
ARUTAM is a holy spirit
and hope for the Shuar.
You will be permitted
to participate in the dance if you should choose to do so.
GARDEN OF NATEM. You will be invited to participate in
this healing ceremony at two very sacred locations; the
purifying waterfalls and the legendary Cave of the Tayus.
These ceremonies will be led by a very powerful Uwishin
and famous Shuar warrior, Wisum Kayap.
CAVE OF THE TAYUS. Accompanied by Shuar guides, we
will navigate beautiful rivers via canoe to visit the Cave
of the Tayus where the ancestors once hunted. This cave
has tunnels to other places and may be home to boas,
water tigers, land tigers, and other animals. This is a
magical place to do this spiritual work and receive help
from the intra-terrestrials.
OUR MISSION. We would like to be clear with anyone
interested in joining us, that this is not a profitable
endeavor for us. Our intention is for people from other
countries to unite with warm and humble Shuar families
and participate in their natural lifestyle first hand. We
hope this experience will inspire people towards helping
us preserve the Shuar culture and the awe-inspiring
beauty of their rainforest home.
THE NUMBERS. To cover all expenses for this trip we will
require $1950 per person. This includes: transportation
within Ecuador, food, hotels when needed, guides,
ceremonies, canoe rental, etc. We will need to receive a
deposit of $500 from six people or more by April 18th to
make this dream a reality. If there any funds left over
from this trip they will be donated to a Shuar village for
the construction of a clean drinking water system.
ARE YOU INTERESTED?
Please email Anank at
natem@nunkui-shuar.org
as soon as possible or call
us at 360.799.0656 with any
questions you may have.
Makete
Thank you for your
interest in the Shuar
of the Sacred Waterfalls