Meet Our Shamans

I was born March 5th, 1985, from my mother Julia Callañaupa Atauchi and father Leoncio Usca Oraica, in Urubamba, Cusco, in the Sacred Valley of the Incas.

Growing up in the heart of the Sacred Valley, I was immersed in the living traditions of the Andes from birth. My family has been the keeper of ancestral ceremonies for generations, passing down the sacred knowledge of Pachamama (Mother Earth) and the Apus (mountain spirits) through oral tradition and direct experience.

As a Maestra, I specialize in Mystical Andean Ceremonies that reconnect participants with the wisdom of the earth and the cosmos. My work includes energy cleansings (limpias), offerings to Mother Earth (despachos), and the sacred use of medicinal plants native to the high Andes.

I bring the feminine wisdom of the Andes to every ceremony I hold — a wisdom that honors intuition, nurturing, and the sacred cycle of life. My role is to create a safe, loving container where healing can unfold naturally, guided by the spirits of this sacred land.

My name is Lino Quispe, I am 29 years old, and I was born under the sign of Aquarius, bearer of water and transformation. I am an Andean master and spiritual facilitator with over 10 years of experience in sacred ceremonies. My path did not begin alone; rather, it is part of an ancestral lineage deeply rooted in the spiritual tradition of the Q'ero nation.

My spiritual apprenticeship began at age 15, guided by my paternal grandfather, Bernabé Quispe, a respected kuraq akulliq master (the wise man who masters the art of akulliy, or reading and offering with coca leaves). It was he who passed on my first knowledge to me: how to read nature's messages, how to make offerings to Pachamama, and how to walk the sacred paths with respect. His knowledge also came from further back, from my great-grandfather, another Andean master whose legacy still resonates in the mountains and ceremonies of our community.

Later, I continued my spiritual formation with my father, Master Toribio Quispe (Hopi), who taught me to serve others from the heart, with compassion, discipline, and responsibility. He showed me how to help others through energy cleansings, gratitude ceremonies, and the sacred use of medicinal plants. In our community, where there are no nearby hospitals, healing is a collective spiritual task. Each member learns to protect and care for their family with the wisdom that the Apus and Pachamama offer us.

This is how I developed my path as a paq'o (spiritual guide), not only as an apprentice, but as an heir to a lineage. Over the years, I have delved deeper into traditional Andean ceremonies, leading offerings to Mother Earth, karpays (transmission of ancestral power), and spiritual attunement rituals.

For more than 10 years, I have facilitated Andean ceremonies with deep respect and love. Over five years ago, I began working with Wachuma (San Pedro), a master plant that opens the heart and reveals inner truth. For over two years now, I have been leading processes with Ayahuasca in safe, sacred contexts, connected to tradition.