A PLACE OF EMERGENCE
& RETURN

SIPAPU is a collectively owned 47 hectare parcel of primary and secondary rainforest in the Tambopatá Nature Reserve Buffer Zone in the Peruvian Amazon.

Sipapu is a Hopi word for the “world navel” from which their ancestors emerged, and to which they will return.

The project combines sustainable and regenerative principles, methods, culture and technologies within deep ecological and shamanic worldviews.

Ecological, economic, social and spiritual methods, business, governance and practices form a sustainable, regenerative and inspirational vehicle for transformation.

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ESCAPE FOR GOOD

APRIL 2021

Restrictions created by the pandemic have stretched us to breaking point, and sadly we are forced to put Sipapu up for sale.

This creates an amazing opportunity to pick up a 250sqm well-equipped Ecolodge, in 117 acres of rainforest at an amazing price.

Ok so now the yoga lizard is about 10x the size an

Ok so now the yoga lizard is about 10x the size and drops into the kitchen for lunch. Common enough, here in Madre de Dios, and there are hundreds of species of lizards... Always kind of fascinating. Snakes with legs...

#lizard #reptile #rainforest

Waning moon low over the jungle, still lighting th

Waning moon low over the jungle, still lighting the nighttime currents. Ha. Amazon haiku #1.

#haiku #jungle #poetry

Incredible Lupuna upriver at @caminoverdetambopata

Incredible Lupuna upriver at @caminoverdetambopata ... Maybe ours will grow to this size?

#lupuna #trees #treesofinstagram

Don't let the cat out the bag...at least not until

Don't let the cat out the bag...at least not until you're on dry land. The return of Zen cat to Sipapu, after a holiday at @caminoverdetambopata collected by @davinamackail...

#cat #jungle #river #tambopata

We're all at a crossroads. Interesting quote of Sl

We're all at a crossroads. Interesting quote of Slavoj Zizek: "It's easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism." In other words, is capitalism inextricably tied to who we are as humans? Or are there other paths?

#thoughts #thoughtoftheday #nature #zizek

The Greater Horned Copoazu Beetle can crack concre

The Greater Horned Copoazu Beetle can crack concrete with its mandibles... Actually I just made they up. Maybe there's a real entomologist out there? We're just like wow, Scoob.

#insect #selva #selvaperuana #rainforest

My grandmother used to sing a post war song "We ai

My grandmother used to sing a post war song "We ain't got no bananas..." We ain't got that problem here. Up close the banana is a rather strange plant. If someone told you it came from another planet....

#fruit #banana #agrofloresta #peru #selva #madrededios

Copoazu season here in Madre de Dios. The cousin o

Copoazu season here in Madre de Dios. The cousin of cacao has a similar form. Big old case with a body of aromatic white pulp and a ton of seeds. The pulp makes great juice or ice cream, and the seeds can be turned into artisanal chocolate. Que más?

#copoazu #fruit #rainforest #tambopata #selva #peru

spoke too soon 😏

spoke too soon 😏

Summer is here in Madre de Dios! You'd think it mi

Summer is here in Madre de Dios! You'd think it might be summer all year round in the tropics but there is a remarkable microclimate here, driven by the colder winds from Patagonia, Humboldt current and so on... Winter, aka rainy season, is definitely...wintry!

#jungle #selva #summer #verano #rainforest #amazon

You see why it's called Madre de Dios. Here God ha

You see why it's called Madre de Dios. Here God has endless fun designing new forms. With the exception of mosquitoes and even worse the dreaded Mata Blanca (biting flies so small you can hardly see them) you can't help but be fascinated by the insect world...

#insectphotography #insectos #insects #tambopata #madredediosperu

This little guy joined us for some yoga. Half snak

This little guy joined us for some yoga. Half snake, half frog, a lizard doing the downwards dog.

#rainforest #jungle #lizard #reptile

And the animals came in two by two (there is anoth

And the animals came in two by two (there is another hen somewhere). Feels a bit like Noah's Ark here today. Rio Tambopata at max levels we've ever seen. Still more rain forecast too.

#jungle # Tambopata #floods #nature #rainforest

But it's a great time for planting! You can see st

But it's a great time for planting! You can see stuff growing.

#jungle #plants #plantsofinstagram #plantlover #plantas #tambopata #madrededios

Having rebuilt and cleared them several times alre

Having rebuilt and cleared them several times already this year we may have finally lost our staircase...

#tambopata # madrededios #jungle

@davinamackail with our lupuna, growing rather mar

@davinamackail with our lupuna, growing rather marvellously down here in the jungle. The lupuna too.

#lupuna #tree #rainforest #amazon #forest #planting

Beware large jungle cat practising his moves 🤣

Beware large jungle cat practising his moves 🤣 #jungle living #catsofinstagram #cats #jungle #junglecat #catstagram #cats_of_instagram #sipapu #oops #almost

Not sure how many times we've made this journey, b

Not sure how many times we've made this journey, but each time is different. The river runs between the world's of town and jungle. In our case town is downstream, whereas you have to go up to reach the jungle.

#river #tambopata #madrededios #peru #amazon #adventure

This little guy showed up to a beautiful despacho

This little guy showed up to a beautiful despacho ceremony. If you look closely you can see a big smile!

#insectphotography #insect #stickinsect #tambopata #madrededios

The wood yard on the Tambopata. Here they turn tre

The wood yard on the Tambopata. Here they turn trees into planks and beams. Wood is the default building material here of course. Which means cutting down trees, sometimes illegally. Here you see stools and chairs that weigh ton, as they are made of hardwoods. Some deep themes here. We need to fix up our water tower... but longer term we’re looking into wood alternatives. Watch this space. #wood #rainforests #amazon

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Establish a sustainable and regenerative community, living in right relationship with nature and with spirit.

Demonstrate exemplary practices, techniques and technologies needed to support that relationship.

Inspire members and visitors to high levels of consciousness and care towards each other and the environment.

Be part of and of service to the transformation of our presence on the Earth.

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How 24 friends from the UK came to own a piece of rainforest in Peru.

Plans for a regenerative community focussed on the Temple of Emergence.

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