Vilma Pinedo was born in the embrace of the Apus, the powerful mountain spirits of Cusco, Peru. Her initiation into the healer’s path began even before birth. While still in her mother’s womb, a lightning strike nearly took both their lives. In the Andes, such events are seen as a spiritual calling. From that moment, the elders of her community began to observe her closely, recognizing the signs of a future curandera.

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Raised among her grandparents, Vilma absorbed ancestral healing wisdom through daily life and ritual. By the age of twelve, she was already assisting in ceremonies. She read the energy of coca leaves, gathered sacred plants, and offered intuitive support to those seeking help.

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She comes from a lineage of respected healers from Cusco, carrying the teachings of ancestors such as Don Benito Qorihuaman, Don Melchor Deza, Don Francisco Sanchez Vargas, and María Sanchez. She also pursued university studies, learning new languages and engaging with different worldviews. This path allowed her to build bridges while remaining deeply rooted in her Andean identity.

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Each movement in her work carries meaning. Whether preparing coca, lighting incense, or placing ritual elements, she acts with presence and care. Her teachings arise from experience, from observation, and from a commitment to the energy that sustains life.

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For Vilma and her elders, healing is a way of seeing and relating to the world. A Hampeq, or healer, understands the flow of life and death and honors the forces that connect them.

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Today, Vilma receives visitors to her land, offering a direct experience of Andean medicine. She also travels to other countries, where she shares her tradition with people seeking deeper connection. Her work supports a return to balance through the remembrance of ancestry, land, and sacred knowledge.

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Francisco Victoria is an argentine researcher with a background in International Affairs. Over the past decade, he has focused on the spiritual and cultural practices of Andean communities.

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As an Andean Wisdom Curator and co-founder of Nunawana, Francisco has helped organize retreats, sacred journeys, and courses in Europe, South and North America. His work supports real encounters between ancient wisdom and contemporary seekers.

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He is drawn to the silence of high mountains, the stillness of lakes, and the presence of sacred sites. In those landscapes, he finds something that helps dissolve noise and reconnect the soul to what matters.

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Francisco invites others to walk these paths, not only for learning, but for remembering. He offers a grounded approach to ancestral knowledge, shaped by his experience and respect for the elders who have guided him.

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As he often says:
"One day, we might become mountains. So now, as humans, we walk them, feel their wisdom, and in doing so, we remember."