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UN wants to ban ancient Andean traditions of chewing coca

This month the UN’s International Narcotics Control Board recommended a ban on coca chewing and the use of coca in mass-consumption products such as tea in Peru and Bolivia. This is part of an attempt to crack down on cocaine production. Both Andean countries have…

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Machu Picchu – movie clip

Machu Picchu – located about 2,350 meters above sea level. It is one of the most important archaeological sites in South America. And it is also located in the breathtaking and awesomely beautiful Andes of Peru. Soundtrack Music from ‘Shamans of Peru’ CD by Eagle’s…

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Coca, and the Spiritual Traditions of the Andean Shamans

PDF of an Article first published in Sacred Hoop magazine with an extended interview with Andean curandera, Doris Rivera Lenz. By Howard G Charing and Peter Cloudsley. Coca, and the Spiritual Traditions of the Andean Shamans PDF Article Click for details on our Andean and…

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