Dr. Rafael Cartay

Are the Yanomami a Violent people? Napoleon Chagnon Review

Amazon Rainforest Mysterious Crimes

Lluvia cayendo sobre el cerro Autana(El arbol de la vida en lengua Piaroa) en Amazonas, Venezuela

Destruction myths: the Universal Deluge in the Amazon Rainforest

June 2, 2022

Human occupation of the Amazon River basin

Rafael Cartay

Long before the human occupation of the Amazon, the South American scenario Leer más

May 17, 2022

Importance of the Amazon Rainforest

Rafael Cartay

A forest is a source of food and medicine, and of raw Leer más

May 14, 2022

Chef Nelson Méndez, the shaman of Amazonian haute cuisine

Rafael Cartay

Nelson Méndez is a Venezuelan cook, born in Puerto Ayacucho, capital of Leer más

May 3, 2022

Manaus: a gastronomic and cultural experience

Rafael Cartay

Manaus is an exotic city of almost 2.3 million inhabitants, capital of Leer más

April 30, 2022

Amazon Rainforest Fake News

Rafael Cartay

Like viruses that contaminate the truth, false accounts appear on social networks. Leer más

April 23, 2022

The point of no return of the Amazon Rainforest

Rafael Cartay

A point of no return, or turning point, is, with respect to Leer más

December 7, 2020

Awesome Ice-Age Cave Paintings in Colombia – Serranía de la Lindosa

Rafael Cartay

Cave paintings in the Colombian Amazon, Cave art, Serranía de la Lindosa, Chiribiquete National Park, photos, What paintings are there?

November 8, 2020

Amazonian ventures

Rafael Cartay

Amazonian ventures: success stories, guayusa, Amazonian fruits and medicinal plants, booming market, challenges, opportunities

October 29, 2020

Chonta or chontaduro (Bactris gasipaes)

Rafael Cartay

Chonta (Bactris gasipaes): common names in the countries of the Amazon basin, description, culinary uses of the fruit. Chonta wood

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Dr. Rafael Cartay is a Venezuelan economist, historian, and writer best known for his extensive work in gastronomy, and has received the National Nutrition Award, Gourmand World Cookbook Award, Best Kitchen Dictionary, and The Great Gold Fork. He began his research on the Amazon in 2014 and lived in Iquitos during 2015, where he wrote The Peruvian Amazon Table (2016), the Dictionary of Food and Cuisine of the Amazon Basin (2020), and the online portal delAmazonas.com, of which he is co-founder and main writer. Books by Rafael Cartay can be found on Amazon.com