19 October 2005 Hi all, Had Wawa Wasi in the morning. We stayed in our own place today!! Had taken paper plates and wool and made faces with hair (from the wool) with the kids. They all made the faces to look like their mum´s (unlikely as the plates were all white - unless their mamas are all ´gringos´!!). In the afternoon we had a guest speaker from the University about coca leaves, and their history. It was really interesting. Coca has many good uses, but unfortunately is predominantly known as the source ingredient for cocaine. We learned a lot about cocaine!! It is produced, as well as the other (legal) products made from the coca leaves. It is used mainly by the peasants to stave off hunger and thirst, also used as a natural anaesthetic,
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