Fraternidad Naturista

In 1971 the Adventist Naturalistic Institute was founded by some American missionaries in Santa Lucía Milpas Altas, about 14 kilometers outside of Antigua, Guatemala. With the support and experience of Luis Flavio Back, a teacher of Guatemalan Phytotherapy with knowledge inherited by his Mayan ancestors, the institute thrived.
Two years later, Luis moved with his wife Lidia and their children to Jocotenango, a town located 5 minutes away from Antigua, Guatemala´s Central Park. It was here where the naturalistic clinic Fraternidad Naturista Antigua was born. In early 1977, more than 30 Brazilian students arrived to the Naturalistic Adventist Institute, and in 1980 the Brazilian Eliseu Pinho de Souza married Luis Back’s youngest daughter
Ever since then, the family has dedicated their lives to the specialization, development and constant updating of their offerings in the field of Natural Medicine and health.
In July of 2002, Luis and Lidia decided to retire and transfer the management of the naturalistic clinic to Aury, their youngest daughter. Since her childhood, Aury had learned and adopted the healthy lifestyle taught in her home, so the clinic adjusted to the change with ease.
When Luis passed away in 2011, some small changes were made. The name Fraternidad Naturista Antigua changed to MUNDO NATURAL S. A. under the management of Aury de Pinho and her husband, the Naturopath and Chiropractic Eliseu Pinho de Souza. To date, he has more than 30 years of experience in the Natural Medicine field, Phytotherapy and Natural Therapies. 

Currently, Mundo Natural S. A. also operates with the support of the Naturopath and Chiropractic Daniel Pinho, the eldest son of Aury and Eliseu. He is currently expanding his knowledge in health, specifically, in the field of physical therapy at the Universidad de Montemorelos, Nuevo León, México.
In 2016 Aury de Pinho received a Health Coach diploma from a recognized and prestigious institute in New York, with the purpose of providing better support to the patients and clients of Mundo Natural.

Eliseu Pinho de Souza
Eliseu Pinho de Souza was born in the big city of Sao Paulo, Brazil in 1952. He studied in Brazil and Guatemala, graduating as a Naturopath, Chiropractor, and Missionary Physician in the Naturalistic Adventist Institute. Over time, he expanded his knowledge in Mexico and the United States.  He has given several Natural Medicine seminars in the IMCA de Ponce, Puerto Rico, in Goiania, Brazil, the United States, Mexico and Guatemala. He also founded the naturalistic clinic Fuente de Juventud in Guatemala City, which currently operates as Mundo Natural S. A. in Jocotenango, Sacatepéquez in Antigua, Guatemala.
He wrote a 5-series course of Natural Medicine in Portuguese and was also one of the founders of the sanatorium Retiro Nuevo Horizonte.
Eliseu has been a part of Alternative Medicine forums in Mexico and was a physiotherapist and rehab professor at the Universidad de Montemorelos, Nuevo León, Mexico.
He has made countless trips to sundry countries to continue his education and keep up-to-date on changes in the Natural Medicine and Physiotherapy fields. Now, with over 30 years of experience, he is the Naturopath and Chiropractor of Mundo Natural´s clinic and health spa in Jocotenango in Antigua Guatemala.