Nativa was a carbonated beverage created by
the Coca-Cola Company
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. It was released in November 2003 in
Argentina
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, and discontinued in August 2004.
"Chimarrão da Coca-Cola fracassa na Argentina"
''O Estado de S. Paulo
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It has t ...
'', August 13, 2004 (in Portuguese). The flavor of this drink was Yerba mate
Yerba mate or yerba-maté (''Ilex paraguariensis''; from Spanish ; pt, erva-mate, or ; gn, ka'a, ) is a plant species of the holly genus '' Ilex'' native to South America. It was named by the French botanist Augustin Saint-Hilaire. The lea ...
.
The odd choice of flavor was based on the Argentine tradition of drinking mate, which also was the reason of the naming of the brand "Nativa" (native).
Not to be confused with Nativa Yerba Mate, USPTO trademarked brand of loose-leaf yerba mate from Brazil which is still in existence.
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