Coca Myths – a research paper by the Transnational Institute

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A  very well researched and informative study from the Transnational Institute about the Coca (erythroxylum) plant.

Coca leaf divination with Doris Rivera Lenz (Cuzco)

Mama Coca presenting the 'Divine Plant' to the Old World

Coca Leaves

The Huitoto people use coca as part of the social and ceremonial traditions. Here is Mariano the shaman with a coca bush.

Ofrenda Ceremony in the Andes, Curandera Doris Rivera Lenz with coca leaves.

Healing Traditions of the Andes

Andean Curandera Doris Rivera Lenz, shows the traditional Andean divinatory methods using eggs. Video taken at Eagle’s Wing Andean Shamanism Retreat in Peru March 2009.

Shamanism and the Healing Traditions of the Andes

Click to read the interview with Doris Rivera Lenz by Howard G Charing and Peter Cloudsley

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Machu Picchu – movie clip

Machu Picchu – located about 2,350 meters above sea level. It is one of the most important archaeological sites in South America. And it is also located in the breathtaking and awesomely beautiful Andes of Peru.

Soundtrack Music from ‘Shamans of Peru’ CD by Eagle’s Wing.

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Coca, and the Spiritual Traditions of the Andean Shamans

PDF of an Article first published in Sacred Hoop magazine with an extended interview with Andean curandera, Doris Rivera Lenz. By Howard G Charing and Peter Cloudsley.

Coca, and the Spiritual Traditions of the Andean Shamans PDF Article

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