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Bolivia to produce toothpaste made of coca leaves
In 2016, chewing of the coca leaf was declared an Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Plurinational State of Bolivia. In March 2017, the General Coca Leaf Law came into force, to regulate the ...
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A pie made of coca leaves awaits the Pope when he visits Bolivia
Bolivia together with Colombia and Peru are three of the main world suppliers and producers of coca leaves, which is the main ingredient for elaborating its illegal derivate, cocaine, amply ...
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Chile’s Indigenous carnival kicks off in the city of Arica
Chile’s biggest carnival is kicking off at full speed today. As many as 150,000 people have traveled to the northern Chilean ...
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The 9 Best Places to Visit in Bolivia for History Buffs
With the largest indigenous population in South America and some of its most spectacular mountainous landscapes, Bolivia is a ...
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World Health Organization Review Could Lead To International Rescheduling Of Coca Leaves
“This is the coca leaf,” Bolivia’s representative to the UN, Diego Pary, said in November at the UN in New York, holding one aloft from a pile in front of him, just like former president Evo Morales ...
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Bolivia: Luis Arce says “Bolivian people” have shown the world that “coca is not cocaine
La Paz, Bolivia - January 11, 2025 Bolivian President Luis Arce said Saturday that his citizens have shown the world that the coca leaf “is not cocaine,” during the celebration of the National ...
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The plants of Peru
In Incan mythology, Mama Koka was the god of the coca plant which originally grew from her torn apart body. Today, coca ...
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Rooted in Colonialism, Coca Prohibition Could Be Nearing Its End
“This is the coca leaf,” Bolivia’s representative to the UN, Diego Pary, said in November at the UN in New York, holding one aloft from a pile in front of him, just like former president Evo Morales ...
10 must-try restaurants redefining South American cuisine
Peru, Argentina, Chile and Brazil are all home to restaurants considered to be some of the best in the world. We have found ...
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AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean
(AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) Juana Pidedo smiles while holding coca leaves during National Chewing Coca Leaf Day in La Paz, Bolivia, Jan. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita) Solange Vieira Braga, who is ...
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Marijuana, Cocaine And Heroin: Three Drugs That Started Legal, Became Banned And Were Then Used In Medicines
Several different species of the coca plant grow across Bolivia, Peru and Colombia. For centuries, local people chewed coca leaves or made them into a mildly stimulant tea. Coca and ayahuasca (a plant ...
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People only just realising where the name Coca Cola really comes from
and its not b*****, the coca stands for coca leaf which is the source of alkaloid, cocaine” Another added: “Not b*****, Coca Cola used to have cocaine in it, which comes from the coca plan ...