Chavella Cairuna Garcia

She was born in the community of Santa Rosa de Aguay Tia and she has one daughter and a son. Her son is connected with the medicine and her father and grandfathers were powerful healers.

From 14 years old, she had an interest in drinking medicine, but didn’t have the courage. At that time, she didn’t know that her Father was a curandero, because he kept it quiet and was dieting secretly. It was a big surprise for her when her dad was invited to Iquitos to work as a healer in when she was 18, so she began to drink and learn with him.

Thanks to her father, she learned much about the medicine, how to prepare plants and how to prepare meals to support healers working with the medicine.

She is now the cook for the healers and enjoys her work at the Temple because she knows what is good to prepare for them to support their work. She loves working in the kitchen, has worked in many different environments cooking. Her passion is preparing good food to support the good work of good people.