coca
Alkaloid-bearing plant
Coca is a South American shrub whose leaves contain alkaloids including cocaine.
Indigenous peoples have chewed coca leaves for centuries as a mild stimulant and to suppress hunger and altitude sickness.
The plant is also the source of flavoring for Coca-Cola, though the cocaine has been removed since the early twentieth century.
Coca cultivation remains legal in Bolivia and Peru for traditional use.
Pacific coast republic
- BoliviaAndean republic, two capitals
- AndesSouth American western range
- QuechuaAndean indigenous language family
- IncaAncient Peruvian civilization member
altitude · terracing · mountains · Ecuador · Colombia · highlands · agriculture · indigenous
Drugs inducing sleep, numbness
- traffickingIllegal transport for profit
- cartelPrice-fixing coalition
- addictionCompulsive substance reliance
- powderFine dry particles
crack · processing · paste · hydrochloride · dealer · smuggling · interdiction · eradication
Small woody plant
- cultivationFostering growth through care
- harvestGathering mature crops
- dryingMoisture removal process
- greenColor of vegetation
plantation · crop · eradication · tea · infusion · extract · decoction · legal
Teeth-based food breakdown
- quidBritish pound, informally
- limeAcidic green citrus
- alkaloidsNitrogen-based organic compounds
- bitterSharp, unpleasant taste
numbing · fatigue · energize · appetite · suppressant · miners · fieldwork · sustenance
Ceremonial set of actions
- offeringSomething presented or given
- shamanIndigenous spiritual healer
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- divinationForetelling through mystical means
ancestors · prayer · blessing · spiritual · veneration · reciprocity · sacrifice · oracle
Peru
Pacific coast republic
- BoliviaAndean republic, two capitals
- AndesSouth American western range
- QuechuaAndean indigenous language family
Inca · altitude · terracing · mountains · Ecuador · Colombia · highlands · agriculture · indigenous · campesino
narcotics
Drugs inducing sleep, numbness
- traffickingIllegal transport for profit
- cartelPrice-fixing coalition
- addictionCompulsive substance reliance
powder · crack · processing · paste · hydrochloride · dealer · smuggling · interdiction · eradication · prohibition
shrub
Small woody plant
- cultivationFostering growth through care
- harvestGathering mature crops
- dryingMoisture removal process
green · plantation · crop · eradication · tea · infusion · extract · decoction · legal · traditional
mastication
Teeth-based food breakdown
bitter · numbing · fatigue · energize · appetite · suppressant · miners · fieldwork · sustenance · labor
ritual
Ceremonial set of actions
- offeringSomething presented or given
- shamanIndigenous spiritual healer
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
divination · ancestors · prayer · blessing · spiritual · veneration · reciprocity · sacrifice · oracle · tradition
- cocaine traffickingIllegal distribution of stimulant powder
- crack cocaineSmokable crystallized stimulant
- cocaine addictionCompulsive stimulant dependence
- cocaine addictPerson dependent on stimulant powder
- coca leavesStimulant plant material
- Coca ColaFamous caramel-colored soft drink