Your guides,

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 before she even took her first breath. While still in her mother’s womb, a lightning strike nearly claimed both their lives—an event considered in the Andes as a calling from the spirits. From that moment, the elders of her community watched over her, recognizing in her the signs of a future curandera.

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She grew up surrounded by her grandparents, who—through daily life, rituals, and shared wisdom—passed down the ancestral knowledge of healing. By the age of twelve, Vilma was already assisting them: reading the energy in coca leaves, gathering sacred plants and natural elements for healing ceremonies, and using her intuition to guide those who sought help.

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Vilma comes from a lineage of renowned healers from Cusco, carrying forward the teachings of her ancestors, such as Don Benito Qorihuaman, Don Melchor Deza, Don Francisco Sanchez Vargas, and María Sanchez. Unlike past generations, she pursued university studies, allowing her to bridge worlds, learning new languages, and understanding the Western mindset while staying deeply rooted in her Andean traditions.

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Every movement in her practice—whether handling coca leaves, lighting incense, whispering prayers, or gently placing cotton in healing rituals—reflects her deep respect and devotion to this sacred path. Walking alongside her, observing the way she interacts with the unseen realms, one quickly realizes that her knowledge cannot be found in books. Her teachings are a fusion of awareness and action, of presence and reciprocity.

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For Vilma and her Elders, healing is about awareness—a deep understanding of the energy that flows within and around us. To be a Hampeq, a healer, a shaman is to be connected to the forces of life and death, to recognize the delicate balance that sustains existence, and to share that presence as medicine for communities and those who seek guidance.

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Nowadays, Vilma offers a sincere connection with the power of the mountains to those who visit her land, allowing them to experience the medicine of the Andes firsthand. At the same time, she carries her healing work across the world, bringing her wisdom to different countries and cultures. In doing so, she supports a Western society that is increasingly in need of true reconnection—with nature, with the ancestors, and with the deep-rooted wisdom that can restore balance to both individuals and communities.

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In the end, the art of healing is not just a practice; it is a way of being. True healing happens when we embody the teachings and tools we receive along the way. Through the warmth of our hands and breath, we become the leaves that bring life. Through the gratitude in our prayers, we become the incense offered to the spirits. Through the cotton we caress in ritual, we become the wound we help to heal—within ourselves and in others.

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Francisco Victoria is an Argentine researcher with a background in International Affairs. Over the past decade, he has dedicated himself to the study of the cultural and spiritual practices of the Andean Peoples, immersing himself in their world through direct experience. Traveling across diverse communities, he has formed deep connections with lineages of native healers, learning through observation, listening, and integration.

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As the co-founder of Nunawana, an organization dedicated to sharing Andean wisdom, Francisco has played a key role in organizing retreats, sacred journeys, online courses, and training workshops in Peru, Bolivia, Europe, and North America. His work is centered on creating meaningful exchanges between these ancient traditions and those seeking a deeper connection with the natural and spiritual worlds.

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His passion lies in the high mountains, deep lakes, and ancient sacred sites, places he describes as “timeless and alive”. He believes these landscapes hold a profound power—one that allows us to reconnect with our true nature, dissolving the boundaries of the mind and drawing us closer to the soul.

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One of Francisco’s missions is to guide others to these spaces for deep healing, offering a bridge between ancestral knowledge and the rhythm of modern life. 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."