Tania López, whose Shipibo name is Neten Yaca—meaning “Shining World”—was born and raised in the Indigenous community of Roaboya, on the banks of the Ucayali River. She is the daughter of Daniel López Sánchez and Cecilia López Pizango. From an early age, she received ancestral knowledge related to traditional medicine from her family, as part of a lineage dedicated to the wisdom and healing practices of her people. Over the years, she has deepened her knowledge of medicinal plants and the preservation of Shipibo-Konibo traditions. Among her favorite plants are marusa, shihuahuaco, and piñón colorado. Since approximately 2013, she has been working with ayahuasca and traditional medicine, contributing to the transmission and appreciation of her people’s ancestral knowledge.