Elders from Peru
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Julia Condori
At 5,000 meters altitude, at -10 degrees Celsius, Julia Condorf performs multiple magics: she can spend weeks herding her alpacas and sheep alone in the fertile void of the snow-capped Ausangate. At night, she has even confronted, with her own uterine courage, stalking pumas that learn to respect her with a wild reciprocity.
At the same time, she weaves the formidable, empowered, and living textiles of the Turpo lineage, with the vibrant symbology of her ancestors. And, together with her husband Rufino, she conserves, performs, and keeps vital and life-giving the initiatory knowledge of interaction with the forces of Mother Earth.
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Rufino Turpo
Rufino is considered a master of 'munayniyoq': the great power and wisdom of love, an Andean master bearer of the mysterious lineage of the guardians of Ausangate and the Turpo family. He has agreed to reveal, transmit, and pass on to us the mythical force that his ancestors have sown in these sacred lands.
Son of Nazario and grandson of Mariano Turpo, Altomisayogs and great spiritual leaders of the Andean tradition. Rufino is 50 years old and has preserved the wisdom of his lineage with great simplicity, admiration, and attention. Together with his wife and priestess Julia Condorf, they will be the ones to transmit their ancestral knowledge to us.
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Elisa Vargas Fernández (Reshin Wesna)
Master of Traditional Medicine and Shipibo-Konibo Cultural Ambassador.
Elisa Vargas Fernández, known in her native language as Reshin Wesna ("Aura of the Sky"), is a preeminent guardian of the ancestral wisdom of the Shipibo-Konibo people from the Peruvian Amazon. Hailing from the native community of San Francisco in Yarinacocha, Ucayali, she represents an unbroken lineage of traditional healers and visionaries. Spiritual Leadership and Healing.
As a master curandera (healer), she leads the eco-alternative center Sanken Nete ("Wonderful World of Plants"). Her work is dedicated to preserving Amazonian ethnobotany and holistic healing through the "diet" of master plants. She is a specialist in the intonation of Íkaros—sacred healing chants—which serve as essential bridges between the human spirit and the medicinal entities of the rainforest.
Global Cultural Impact
Her voice and knowledge have gained international acclaim, serving as a powerful link between indigenous traditions and global contemporary art: Film and Sound: In 2022, her ceremonial chants provided the atmospheric opening for the Academy Award-nominated film Tár.
Her performances are also featured on the film's official soundtrack released by Deutsche Grammophon.
Kené Artistry: She is a master of Kené, the sacred geometric designs of the Shipibo-Konibo people, which are recognized as Cultural Heritage of Peru. Her hand-embroidered textiles are not merely art; they are visual codifications of cosmic visions and the energy of nature.
Environmental Advocacy: Throughout 2025 and 2026, she has remained a vocal advocate for the protection of Amazonian biodiversity and the intellectual property rights of indigenous peoples regarding their sacred medicines.
A Voice for 2026
Participating in this gathering, Elisa Vargas brings a perspective that treats traditional medicine not as a relic of the past, but as a vital, living science. Her presence emphasizes the importance of indigenous leadership in addressing the global climate and health crises through ancestral wisdom and spiritual resilience