Diego

Half Belgian and half Colombian, Diego grew up surrounded by nature in rural Belgium before living in Spain and later traveling extensively. Ten years ago, his first encounter with ayahuasca led him to Colombia, guided by a deep call toward simplicity, land-based living, and ancestral wisdom.

Since then, he has apprenticed himself to the land and sat regularly with Colombian indigenous elders, learning through direct experience — not as theory, but as practice: how to listen, how to sit with presence, how to meet the medicine with respect. His learning is rooted in humility, curiosity, and deep respect for ancestral medicine lineages.

Throughout the retreat, Diego accompanies participants with grounded emotional support while honoring personal boundaries, helping to create a safe and stable container for deep inner processes. Deeply connected to nature, he knows the territory and its plants, and works closely with the land to support the ceremonial field.

His approach is practical, embodied, and attentive — rooted in listening, simplicity, and care.

Diego is co-founder of Fuente Alegre and holds the physical, logistical, and relational foundations of the retreat space. He is responsible for the land, daily operations, and participant care, ensuring that everything needed for the journey is held with consistency, presence, and attention to detail. Diego’s hands have shaped the spaces that now hold retreat processes — environments created for slowness, truth, and reconnection.