Young woman selling coca leaves , Ollytaytambo, Peru.
Coca leaf is legal in Peru when used raw to make tea , chewing gum or to just chew. It affects the blood by allowing red cells to absorb more oxygen, therefore reducing the effects of high altitude. Also acts as a diuretic (makes you pee).
No portion of this page, text, images or code,
may be copied, reproduced, published or distributed in any medium without
the expressed written permission of the copyright holder.
