The Coca Museum (in
Spanish
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, Museo de la Coca) covers the history of the
coca
Coca is any of the four cultivated plants in the family Erythroxylaceae, native to western South America. Coca is known worldwide for its psychoactive alkaloid, cocaine.
The plant is grown as a cash crop in the Argentine Northwest, Bolivia, ...
plant from the
Andean
The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S l ...
region and related drug
cocaine
Cocaine (from , from , ultimately from Quechua: ''kúka'') is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant mainly used recreationally for its euphoric effects. It is primarily obtained from the leaves of two Coca species native to South Ameri ...
.
It is associated with the International Coca Research Institute (ICORI) in
La Paz, the government seat in
Bolivia. A travelling version of the museum is available.
See also
*
List of museums in Bolivia
This is a list of museums in Bolivia.
Museums in La Paz
File:Inside San-Francisco Bolivia 02.jpg, Museo San Francisco Cultural Center
File:Musef (Interior).jpg, National Museum of Ethnography and Folklore
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References
External links
Coca Museum website
Museums in La Paz
La Paz
Buildings and structures in La Paz Department (Bolivia)
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