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Peruvian Shamans' Year-End Ritual Predicts Trump Illness, Maduro's Exit in 2026

Reporters emphasize an unverified cultural ritual with a mixed record.

Shamans perform an annual ritual to predict political and social issues for the new year in Lima, Peru, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo)
Shamans hold photos of U.S. President Donald Trump and Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro during their annual ritual to predict political and social issues for the new year in Lima, Peru, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo)
Shamans perform a personalized blessing for a man during their annual ritual to predict political and social issues for the new year, on the coast of Lima, Peru, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo)
Shamans perform an annual ritual to predict political and social issues for the new year in Lima, Peru, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025. The sign reads in Spanish "Welcome 2026." (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo)

Overview

  • The group convened Dec. 29 in Lima for its annual ceremony, using traditional offerings and hallucinogenic plant brews to issue forecasts for 2026.
  • Shaman Juan de Dios Garcia warned that the United States should prepare for President Donald Trump to “fall seriously ill” in the coming year.
  • Participants said Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro would be removed from office or flee the country, with some invoking U.S. pressure in their visions.
  • Garcia predicted Keiko Fujimori will win Peru’s 2026 presidential election, and the shamans also warned of earthquakes and other climatic events.
  • The seers offered conflicting views on the Russia-Ukraine war, and coverage underscored their mixed track record, including a failed 2024 “nuclear war” warning and a correct 2023 forecast of Alberto Fujimori’s death.