He is a Peruvian shaman of Capanahua ancestry. Francisco created the Sachamama Ethnobotanical Center in 1998. He is a visionary painter whose ayahuasca visions are the source for the paintings that he exhibits at the Center. His work as a healer entails the use of ayahuasca and perfumes.
He offers journeys to his native village, Tamanco, to work with these medicines as well as visit the sacred places where his grandmother Trinidad first gave him his spiritual and healing powers.