The Apple of the Amazon: An Ethnography of Pijuayo – Part 4
Calling pijuayo the ‘apple of the Amazon’ is also a limited comparison deserving caveats. There are several ways in which pijuayo is very unlike an apple.
December 4, 2020
Robin Van Loon
Founder and Executive Director of Camino Verde, Robin has lived in the Tambopata province of the Peruvian Amazon since 2004. A long-time student of traditional and indigenous agriculture and medicinal practices, his work has focused on developing community-based reforestation strategies to regenerate important endangered plants of the Amazon. He is a writer, regenerative designer, and consultant in agroforestry, reforestation, and regenerative development.
Robin Van Loon
Founder and Executive Director of Camino Verde, Robin has lived in the Tambopata province of the Peruvian Amazon since 2004. A long-time student of traditional and indigenous agriculture and medicinal practices, his work has focused on developing community-based reforestation strategies to regenerate important endangered plants of the Amazon. He is a writer, regenerative designer, and consultant in agroforestry, reforestation, and regenerative development.
The Apple of the Amazon: An Ethnography of Pijuayo – Part 3
In the Peruvian Amazon, many jungle dwellers are reluctant to call palms ‘trees’. They are a category of plants unto themselves.
November 30, 2020
The Apple of the Amazon: An Ethnography of Pijuayo – Part 2
Some believe the Inkas maintained a kind of obsession with entering the rainforests to the east of their Andean domain.
November 23, 2020
The Apple of the Amazon: An Ethnography of Pijuayo – Part 1
Every year in the high Andes of Peru, tens of thousands of pilgrims walk a cold stony trail to the base of one of the region’s many glaciers.
November 16, 2020
