For English-speaking women · Cotacachi, Ecuador
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Born with your elders' love.
Born with your elders' love.
In May 2026, Partera di Anaku traveled to New York City to share Andean postpartum rituals. There, a bond was woven between Martha Arotingo and Hannah — an alliance across territories and hearts.
This immersion was born from that union. Instead of carrying a fragment of the knowledge abroad, we open the path the other way — we bring you all the way to the source, to Cotacachi, to learn from Martha directly. No intermediaries.
Martha is an Andean midwife, herbalist and guardian of ancestral knowledge — heir to her mother Luzmila Morán's feminine lineage.
Hannah is a full-spectrum doula and cultural bridgebuilder who accompanies families across the childbirth continuum in New York, with a focus on reproductive justice and embodied care. Throughout the immersion she is your English bridge — holding space, translation and care.
Knowledge passed from mother to daughter — now, hand to hand, across borders.
Doula Named Hannah
Four gentle steps. No prior experience needed — only an open heart.
Fill the short form below and tell us what calls you.
A free video call with Hannah to meet, answer questions and feel if this is your circle.
A deposit holds your spot. From there we set a payment plan that fits you.
We add you to a group chat, send prep notes, and welcome you in Quito.
A single, focused journey that weaves the body and the soul: midwifery practice with the cultural and spiritual richness of Cotacachi.
This is the first Partera di Anaku immersion whose enrollment goes directly toward building the first birth center in Ecuador led by an Indigenous midwife — a living home for women's power and ancestral knowledge.
Ecuador's first birth center directed by an Indigenous midwife — where women give birth held by their own lineage.
A space for women's empowerment, rooted in territory, family and the feminine line.
A center for the ancestral knowledge of midwifery and the Indigenous health system of northern Ecuador.
You'll carry this home in your hands. The birth center exists so the knowledge always has somewhere to return to — and someone to give it to.
No intermediaries. Straight from the source.
Everything you need to plan the trip with ease. We take care of you from the moment you land.
Fly into Quito (UIO). We pick you up — the group transfer to Cotacachi (about 1.5–2 hours through the Andes) is included.
Most travelers (US, UK, EU, Canada, Australia) enter visa-free for up to 90 days. Bring a passport valid 6+ months and proof of onward travel.
Cotacachi sits at about 2,420 m (7,940 ft). Arrive a day early to acclimatize, drink water and take the first day gently.
No yellow fever vaccine is required for the highlands (recommended only for Amazon trips). Check routine vaccines with a travel clinic.
Layers for warm days and cool nights, a rain jacket, comfortable shoes, swimwear for the hot springs, a refillable bottle and any personal medicine.
Ecuador uses the US dollar. You travel and stay with the group the whole time; we guide you with normal travel good sense.
These details are accurate at the time of writing (June 2026). Visa and health rules can change — please confirm for your nationality with your nearest Ecuadorian consulate and a travel clinic before you book flights.
Some journeys you make with the body. Some with the soul. This one is both.
Martha Arotingo · Partera di Anaku
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