Medicine Man & Shaman Abuelo Marcelino Figueroa Lopez is Guardian of the native Bribri traditions, rituals and wisdom. Bribri are native people of Caribbean Costa Rica, Central America.

Elder Awa holds deep wisdom of the native people shared from generation to generation from Master to a chosen student, wisdom of mother nature and the spirit world, he is a medicine man, healer, and his knowledge of medicinal plants and their combinations as well as their use in healing any illnesses of modern man is very profound and deeply rooted in the native Bribri traditions. For him, it's not only that the certain herb is given for a certain misalignment, the timing, permission from spirit, attitude and way to take and give are all part of the deep wisdom and understanding and respect to the plants and mother earth.

Over 40 years of his life he studied with his father and various other Masters art of Death and Dead ceremony, Cacao Ceremony, Sacred Stones and their power, Healing and medicinal plants, Purification ceremony and traditions and wisdoms of Bribri native people including art of making Usule (ceremonial house), native clothing & much more

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