Bob Report This Comment
Date: January 28, 2005 03:33PM

Hash?

andy78 Report This Comment
Date: January 28, 2005 03:42PM

No, It's "herba mate". It's like a tea. In Argentine I saw many people drink it ...everywhere and always!!

Anonymous Report This Comment
Date: January 28, 2005 05:24PM

In Peru it is common to drink tea with Coca leaves in it, and they leach a small amount of cocaine into it. Tourists are encourged to drink it to prevent altitude sickness. Herba Mate wouldn't happen to have coca leaves in it, would it?

Jumbo Report This Comment
Date: January 28, 2005 07:37PM

It's the same in Bolivia. They also chew the leaves. You see them drying by the side of the road everywhere. You can easily buy teabags of Coca Tea, though we didn't try to bring any home. Thing is, in that form it is no worse than tabacco or alcohol. That's why some of them get annoyed when people say they shouldn't grow it. The trouble starts when they try exporting it...

BTW, it doesn't really stop altitude sickness - it just makes you care less about it!

singtomeplease Report This Comment
Date: March 24, 2005 03:29PM

u cant decide?