for those of you who read my blog but not necessarily all the comments, i have to share the response sasha (the lovely leader of my puchka tour) left me to my post about coca tea:
You're right, the coca "tea" for the Colca Canyon trip looks like swamp water and tastes as bad and you were right to think of it as "medicine" :) If you thought that it was bad, you're lucky that I didn't give you the "Peruvian Cure" for your sore throat. What, you ask, is the Peruvian Cure? Fresh lemon juice with some salt mixed into it, in warm water, and snorted down the nose using a dropper. Horrid but it works and MUCH more effectively than the "cures" bought in drugstores in "developed" countries!
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Hi Risa! I hope you are having a wonderful time in NY and that you have an even better 2007. I have to read about the tea party, but I am joining! Thanks for the invite.
Posted by: Veronica TM | December 27, 2006 at 11:58 AM
oh my gosh! I would choke or drown!! haha!
I have a yoga book at home that recommends something similar to cleanse the throat/nose.
Posted by: Anastasia | December 27, 2006 at 05:01 PM
grossssss!
Posted by: Ms. Oscar the Grouch | December 27, 2006 at 06:20 PM
UURRGH!!!!!!!! Hope you are having a great holiday!!! Missing all of you! Continue to enjoy and... maybe its best you dont get a sore throat!!!! XXX
Posted by: julie | December 28, 2006 at 12:59 AM
Hey Ris!
Hope you guys are having a great New York time! I'm having a blast here in Ohio, even though there's no snow. See you in a bit back down South.
Les Extrano Mucho!
Lis
Posted by: Lisa | December 28, 2006 at 10:54 AM
jessie t. once told me to snort warm saline when i had a sinus problem. gotta say, when you're feeling that bad, anything feels better. may give the lemon juice a try next time...
see you soon enough!
Posted by: jillypickle | December 29, 2006 at 05:49 PM
Hope you are having a nice time without a sore throat that is. :-)
Posted by: Marieke | December 31, 2006 at 02:58 AM