30 Things You Should Never Do In Peru

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Never Assume That Coca Is Bad

Source: http://newperuvian.com

Foreigners are all too familiar on a certain way coca leaves are used, as it is the main ingredient for the illegal drug cocaine, where the country is known to be one of the top producers, but never assume that they are entirely bad and not without its benefits or uses.  Coca leaves are very popular and widely used in the Andean culture, whether for Incan rituals or ceremonies, or for its medicinal properties.  The locals use it for teas, or candies to combat the cold temperature and altitude sickness, especially in the Cuzco or Sacred Valley regions.  It also serves as a mild stimulant and suppresses hunger, thirst, fatigue, and pain.