Coca is the main ingredient in cocaine but people in the Andean region have chewed coca leaves or drunk coca tea for centuries for its medicinal properties Coca is the main ingredient in cocaine but ...
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YUNGAS, Bolivia — Tomas Zavala performs a ritual ahead of each workday in his coca field. Deep in the lush green mountains of Bolivia’s Yungas region, the 69-year-old farmer closes his eyes, faces the ...
Andrews, G. and Solomon, D. Coca and cocaine: uses and abuses.--Martin, R. T. The role of coca in the history, religion, and medicine of South American Indians ...
YUNGAS, Bolivia (AP) — Tomas Zavala performs a ritual ahead of each workday in his coca field. Deep in the lush green mountains of Bolivia’s Yungas region, the 69-year-old farmer closes his eyes, ...
YUNGAS, Bolivia (AP) — Tomas Zavala performs a ritual ahead of each workday in his coca field. “The coca leaf is the core of our survival,” Zavala said. “If we work the land without permission, it ...