Peru. Andean populations created these characteristic agricultural terraces on the hillsides. The Inca system for growing and harvesting coca leaves involved many steps. The plants were grown in ...

Devida head Nils Ericsson expressed his concern over the matter because if the measure were adopted by other regions where coca is grown - he said - Peru could be transformed into "a narcostate." ...

The less widely cultivated Erythroxylum novogranatense has historically been grown in the dry ... known as 'Trujillo coca' - in arid parts of north-western Peru for traditional use and it is ...

in arid regions of north-western Peru for traditional use and it is a flavoring and stimulant additive for the soft drink Coca Cola. The leaves of these two species—plants grown specifically ...

Peru’s forest and wildlife monitoring agency ... office in 2015 after noticing the presence of “third parties” growing coca in its concession. In their 2018 report on the concession holder ...

"We are delighted to be continuing our collaboration and partnership with ENACO and the people who hold the coca leaf sacred as part of their daily lives in the Andean region of Peru," said Steven ...