Bolivia makes cocaine-based cola drink

Fri, 16 Apr 2010 5:54p.m.

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An energy drink made with coca leaves has been distributed onto the streets of La Paz and other selected Bolivian cities, and its maker on Wednesday deemed it "better than all the rest".

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21 Jan 2011 04:05a.m.

Sanjay wrote:

I would love to try this drink, i live in the U.K, can anyone from Bolivia supply me with it!!

19 Apr 2010 07:35p.m.

Helen of the UK wrote:

Visited La Paz, drank coca leaf tea. Just to expand on Lenore's spanish, a reminder that in spanish colla can be pronounced coya, depends on which part of South America you are as it can be pronounced as "cosho" or "cozho" if you happen to live in Columbia!!

19 Apr 2010 03:49p.m.

Dean wrote:

Oh please, journalism is not always about accuracy, it about grabbing headlines. (Sad because it used to be)
An otherwise perfectly good medicinal plant (used for hundreds if not thousands of years) has been demonised by the West because it is the precursor for Cocaine, where, ironically most of the demand is from. They have now probably created a huge demand for the product. After that rant I need a nice calming cup of Coca tea LOL.