2017-7 Toasting Coca Leaves With a Hot Stone.
The Tayrona men toast the coca leaves they chew by putting the fresh leaves (harvested by the women) in a mochila, a loosely knotted shoulder bag made of fique, or sisal, along with a stone that's been heated up in the fire. Toss the hot rock in and shake the bag and its contents back and forth several minutes, and the leaves are ready.
The Tayrona men toast the coca leaves they chew by putting the fresh leaves (harvested by the women) in a mochila, a loosely knotted shoulder bag made of fique, or sisal, along with a stone that's been heated up in the fire. Toss the hot rock in and shake the bag and its contents back and forth several minutes, and the leaves are ready.