Jwawika
Jwawika means Heart in the Arhuaco language.
Jwawika means Heart in the Arhuaco language. The Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta is a living temple, the Heart of the World, and home to the Arhuaco Mamos, guardians of ancient wisdom rooted in Aluna, the world behind the world. This journey is a ceremonial return: a chance to listen to the mountain, receive teachings, give pagamentos, and remember our role in the weave of life.
Date: March 15-20 [2026]
Where: Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia
“The Mamo is a great power who serves all the inhabitants of the world… The Sierra Nevada is the place of origin of the entire Nature.”
“The Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta… the heart of the world… the well‑being of the rest of the world depends on it.”
There is a sacred pulse of coherence carried by the Mamos, a rhythm called Jwawika, the heart of the world, the axis of balance, the original blueprint of right relation. Through pagamentos, they make offerings as metabolic repair, rebalancing the visible through precise work in the invisible. To walk with them is to enter a space where silence is instruction and the mountain breathes through you. This is a journey to learn to become responsible for wisdom. To be with the Mamos is an amazing blessing, as you become reshaped by the pulse of nature's own intelligence. This is an offering of deep remembering.
Meet Your Guides
In this immersion, you will be guided by many members of the Arhuaco people, but our central guides will be these two men from the community. As a big family unit, we will be led through a transformative sacred and ceremonial journey, including workshops and learning of the Arhuaco language, sacred sites, practices, ways of life and cosmovision stories.
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Arhuaco cultural guardian
Rogelio Torres is the Governor of the Arhuaco Reservation of the Sierra Nevada.
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Arhuaco cultural guardian
Bunkwaney Maku is an Arhuaco man who has traveled in various parts of the world making pagamentos and calibrating humanity.
Some of our activities
Starting the journey to Nabusímake by foot from Pueblo Bello. (Nabusímake is the spiritual capital of the Arhuacos. In the Arhuaco language, Nabusímake means "Land where the sun was born.")
Staying in Katunsama and visiting sacred sites in the coastal zone of the Arhuacos.
Pagamentos
Sacred coca learning and offerings
Arhuaco art market
Fire circle
Supporting team
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Steward
Ryan is the steward of Sixth Sun. And will be co-creating and co-guiding the arc of the experience with the Mamos.
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Integrator
Robin will be working with the group of guests on the immersion making sure they have everything they need and are integrating in the experience.
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Bridge and Translator
Nando will be offering bridging support as well as translation for the entire experience.