Trust and safety
What a serious retreat should have, and where we stand on each.
Below is the full list of what matters. Some answers are written. Others are marked open. Nothing is invented to fill a gap.
1 of 13 answered so far
This counter is honest on purpose. A retreat site that answers all thirteen on day one is either very well run or making it up, and you cannot tell which from the outside.
Before you travel
Guest screening
Who reviews an application, what they look at, and on what grounds someone is told no.
Shared with you directlyHealth questionnaire
What is asked, who reads it, how it is stored, and how long it is kept.
Shared with you directlyTravel insurance
We ask every guest to arrive with travel insurance that covers medical care and evacuation in a remote part of Peru. Bring the policy number with you.
Physical requirements
How much walking, on what ground, and what the property asks of a body.
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Health and medical
Medication review
How current medication is reviewed, by whom, and how far in advance.
Shared with you directlyWho should not take part
The conditions and circumstances that rule someone out, written with clinical input and applied consistently.
Shared with you directlyIf something goes wrong
The step by step procedure for a medical emergency, including who decides and how transport happens.
Shared with you directlyNearest medical care
The facility, the distance, and the realistic travel time at night and in rain.
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During ceremony
Who is present during ceremony
How many people hold the room, what training they have, and the ratio to guests.
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The place itself
Water and food
Where drinking water comes from, how it is treated, and how the kitchen handles food.
Shared with you directlyTransport
Who drives, in what vehicle, and what happens if a flight arrives late.
Shared with you directlyReaching home
What signal exists, and how a guest contacts family in an emergency.
Shared with you directlyInsects
What protection the rooms have and what guests should bring themselves.
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Medical and eligibility
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Screening process, medication review, who reviews it
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Your health information
The application form on this site deliberately does not ask for diagnoses, medication names or anything else that counts as sensitive health data. It asks yes or no questions that tell the team whether a conversation is needed.
Detailed health questions come afterwards, through a secure channel built for the purpose, once your application has been accepted. That channel is not yet in place, which is why nothing on this site collects it.
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Encrypted intake tool before any health data is collected
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