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Guillermo Arévalo Valera is a Shipibo ''curandero'' or healer of the Peruvian Amazon. His Shipibo name is ''Ketsenbetsa'', which means 'echo of the universe'. Arévalo is the founder of Baris Betsa and Anaconda Cosmica, ayahuasca 'healing centres' in the Peruvian Amazon; he is also affiliated with the centre La Nueva Luz Cosmica. He helped to form the first Shipibo government. ==Training and background== Arévalo says that he taught himself to be a curandero. He began exploring ''curanderismo'' at age 22, began the regimen of restrictive plant ''dietas'' at 24, and began practicing curanderismo at 26. In 1982 he cofounded a Shipibo organization called Aplicación de Medicina Tradicional (AMETRA), which promoted the study and application of the traditional medicine practiced by the peoples of the Ucayali River. The organisation was active in the city of Pucallpa until 2000.〔Hansson, A.; Arévalo, G. (1985). "Algunos aspectos de medicina tradicional en Ucayali." Proyecto AMETRA. Lima: Instituto Indigenista Peruano. Serie Amazonía: Shipibo-Conibo No. 2〕 Arévalo moved from Pucallpa to Iquitos, and founded a healing center called ''Espíritu de Anaconda'' (Spanish: "Anaconda Spirit"), which became one of the largest such centers in Peru. Arévalo subsequently renamed the center to ''Anaconda Cosmica'' ("Cosmic Anaconda").〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Friends – Maestro Guillermo Arévalo ('Kestembetsa') ) 〕 In an interview with journalist Roger Rumrill in 2005, Arévalo Valera had lamented the state of drug tourism in Peru. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Guillermo Arévalo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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