Caminante de los Andes with Shiva 🐶🏔️

I’m Tarek Timoteo, born from Peruvian and Egyptian bloodlines, carrying two ancient worlds within me, the Pyramids and the Andes, the desert and the mountain. Together with Shiva, from the heart of Iquitos, Peru, we walk the ancestral trails of this land, weaving nature, spirit, and story into every journey.

Through Caminos Ñawpa (our agency), I guide treks that blend Andean cosmology, local culture, and self-discovery, journeys where we walk not to conquer mountains, but to listen to them.

I move between worlds: the material and the spiritual, the past and the present, the colonial and the ancestral. Each trail becomes a bridge to reconnect with the wisdom of the Apus (sacred mountain in Quechua) the rhythms of nature, and the parts of ourselves that the modern world often makes us forget.

I grew up in Italy, where I lived from the age of three until eighteen, then spent 7 years in London, a place that opened me to new ways of seeing the world, by exploring psychedelic experiences and to connect with the ancestral plants. After that, I chose to travel back to Peru where I now live, and work in Cusco, following a call that felt more like destiny than decision. Along the way, I’ve visited and connected with incredible places, from the sacred silence of the Andes to the magnetic rhythm of New York City, a place I loved deeply for its openness and vibrant spirit. In less than a week there, I made friends for life, proof that true connection transcends distance, language, and culture.

Now my life is rooted in the mountains, where I share slow treks and cultural experiences that weave together walking meditation, Andean knowledge, and human connection.

If you feel called to experience the Andes in a more conscious way, walking, breathing, sharing, learning, then our paths are already crossing.

Let’s explore the world within and around us, one step at a time. 🌎✨

Tarek Timoteo and Shiva

Por qué estoy en Couchsurfing

To meet open-minded people who want to co-create, exchange skills, and bring inspiration to Caminos Ñawpa. Whether you’re a designer, artist, poet, filmmaker, or simply a deep thinker, if you feel called to help spark a movement rooted in slowness, beauty, and connection, let’s talk!

Intereses

• Slow travel • Walking meditation • Mountains • Ancient cultures • Plant medicine • Textile traditions • Rooted conversations • Flowing through life 🌱

• culture
• walking
• hiking
• mountaineering
• mountains
• exploring
• curiosity

Música, películas y libros

🎶 Inti Illimani, traditional Andean music
📚 Así habla un Q’ero
🎬 Our own journey

Algo increíble que he hecho

Completed the full Ausangate circuit in 10 days, walking with the Apus, step by step.

Enseña, aprende, comparte

I’m building a community of slow trekkers who walk with intention, curiosity, and connection. We explore how each person’s unique roots can guide their personal path. I love sharing Andean cosmology, learning from other ancestral traditions, and creating spaces where people feel heard and grounded.

Qué puedo ofrecer a los anfitriones

Besides a warm meal and place to stay, I offer stories from a life shaped by three worlds “Peruvian, Egyptian, and Italian” and how I’m weaving them together through ancestral memory and nature.

Países que he visitado

Bolivia, England, France, Greece, Italy, Peru, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, United States

Países en los que he vivido

England, Italy, Peru, Turkey