Ceremonia Simbólica Cabécar
✦ The Jawá · Guardian of Ancestral Knowledge

Symbolic CeremonySacred Ceremony with the Jawá, Cabécar Spiritual Guide

2 Days & 1 Night · Full board · Under the guidance of the Jawá
✦ Sacred Symbolic Ceremony · Espíritu Indígena

The Jawá, guardian of the threshold

The Jawá is the shaman of the Cabécar community — guardian of ancestral knowledge, mediator between the visible and invisible worlds. Keeper of a millennial oral tradition, passed down from generation to generation in the heart of the primary forest, his knowledge is a living treasure that defies time.

The ceremony he offers is a rare and profound experience. Under his guidance, you will be invited to reconnect with the essential: the breath of the forest, the silence of the stars, the wisdom of the sacred plants. A purification of body and spirit through ancestral rituals preserved for centuries.

"Each ceremony is a bridge between what we are and what we could become — between the noise of the world and the silence of the forest."
Duration
2 days / 1 night
Net price
$190
Rack price
$228
Guide
The Jawá

Cacao in the ceremony

Cacao holds a central place in this ceremony. Sacred plant of the heart, venerated by indigenous peoples of Central America since time immemorial, it is consumed according to ancestral traditions to open the senses and foster a state of deep presence and gratitude.

Far from contemporary trends, Cabécar cacao is prepared with the exact gestures of the ancestors — roasted over wood fire, hand-ground, mixed with forest plants. Its flavour is intense, its effect subtle and powerful. A gift from the forest for body and soul.

Each ceremony is unique, adapted to the group and the energy of the moment, in total respect of Cabécar traditions. No session resembles another — the Jawá listens, observes and creates the ritual that is needed.

Cacao sagrado Cabécar
✦ Programme

2 days under the forest stars

Day 1 — Arrival & Preparation
✦Welcome by the Jawá and the family in the reserve
✦Walk in the sacred forest and gathering of ceremonial plants
✦Preparation of sacred cacao according to ancestral rites
✦Traditional dinner shared with the family
✦Cacao ceremony at nightfall — songs, rituals and plants
✦Night of silence in traditional cabin under the stars
Day 2 — Integration & Return
◈Forest awakening — meditation and morning silence
◈Breakfast with medicinal plants and local products
◈Closing ritual and purification with the Jawá
◈Sharing and transmission — words of the Jawá on tradition
◈Farewell lunch with the community
◈Return home with the living memory of the ceremony
Net price
$190
Per person · Full board
Rack price
$228
Per person · Full board
Groups
Maximum 8 people to preserve the authenticity of the ceremony.
✦ Included
◈Full board (2 days)
◈Accommodation in traditional cabin
◈Sacred cacao ceremony with the Jawá
◈Opening and closing ritual
◈Ceremonial plants and preparations
◈Trilingual guide (ES/FR/EN)
◆ Not included
◆Transport to the reserve
◆Personal expenses
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For groups of more than 8 people, all activities are offered as a full day. Contact us for a personalised quote.

Ready to cross the threshold?
The ceremony is organised on request. Limited availability — the Jawá only welcomes small, respectful groups. Contact us for upcoming dates.
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