The coca leaf: Storm in an Andean teacup
The Economist
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Thursday, January 20, 2011
The United States’ State Department’s website recommends coca tea for altitude sickness, and its La Paz embassy has been known to serve it to visitors. The UN’s declaration on indigenous peoples, which the United States endorsed last month, guarantees the protection of “cultural heritage, traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions”.
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