tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3195233050155897169.post820519736411908730..comments2020-02-14T04:04:43.551-08:00Comments on The Bumbling Gringos: Drugs, soup and witchesMarinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14495844172160010074noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3195233050155897169.post-65418219701835373152010-09-27T10:09:42.807-07:002010-09-27T10:09:42.807-07:00Nice to see things are looking up in Peru! Weather...Nice to see things are looking up in Peru! Weather's well and truely broken in Vancouver... well and truely back to winter mode.<br /><br />When driving through northern argentina we were quite high up for a fair bit of it, and the coca leaves certainly helped with the light headiness and slight nausea we experienced but aside from a numb mouth there's really nothing exciting that happens- they are far more medicinal than recreational :-) I think I chewed my way through a fair bit of it one afternoon over the course of a couple hours and it just felt like I'd had an especially nice cup of tea that morning.<br /><br />Speaking of tea, have you tried the mate down there yet? I met a peruvian chap on a bus near Salta who was mixing it with mint and drinking it with ice- which was very tasty. Mate is definitely an acquired taste but I love the idea of basically an endless cup of tea that you rebrew all day long and never stop drinking.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02971085469587420969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3195233050155897169.post-25797657208651170482010-09-26T06:26:29.843-07:002010-09-26T06:26:29.843-07:00I can't remember the name of either fruits, un...I can't remember the name of either fruits, unfortunately. They were both good. The one in the picture tasted a bit like crunchy pineapple mixed with peach, except it was green and slimy on the inside. The second one (you can see a pic of it on picasa) turned out to be very similar to regular melon.<br /><br />Hmm, perhaps the problem is that we're not at high altitude now. We'll have to try them again when we get to La Paz or something. <br /><br />San Pedro will have to wait til tomorrow. Today we're going on a tour of inca ruins in the area! :DMarinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14495844172160010074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3195233050155897169.post-85270023335680510962010-09-26T00:41:20.809-07:002010-09-26T00:41:20.809-07:00Well, damn it, what was the fruit ? You liked ?
A...Well, damn it, what was the fruit ? You liked ?<br /><br />And I will need a report on the San Pedro cactus by morning. As for coca leaves... It's true they should help with high altitude. Or so I've been told ;) When you go hiking they will probably hand them out to you or something something.<br /><br />Anyway, glad your mood has improved. Must be the chicken blood.<br /><br />Have fun !Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962204602977569351noreply@blogger.com