Chronicles of the preparation and planning of my trip to Peru as well as of my 227 day field placement.
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Fact #12: 89 days until the start of my field placement
Fact #12: Some hotels provide oxygen for visitors; others offer coca tea, and it's not unusual to find packets of coca leaves for sale. These can be chewed and are said to help relieve altitude issues. And yes, cocaine is produced from the leaves, but the amount of the alkaloid you'd ingest from the tea or chewing the leaves is small.
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