Bolivia and Peru ... Andean people have chewed coca for thousands of years to stave off hunger and as a remedy for ailments from altitude sickness to stomach aches. Coca tea is served in offices ...

Now, after a decades-long struggle by Indigenous movements, boxes of coca tea may finally appear on supermarket shelves near you. Bolivia has since reclaimed the coca leaf as a powerful national ...

Coca Brynco was launched in Bolivia earlier this week. It is the first mass produced soft drink of its kind and the project is supported by the government of President Evo Morales. The drink was ...

Bolivia is now home to a thriving domestic coca industry. There’s coca-infused tea, candy and beer, while leaves for chewing ...