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The traditional use of Coca represents a ritual cornerstone of the cultural identity of the Andean-Amazonian rainforest. 

First of all there is a short ceremony, which consists in choosing carefully the three sacred leaves, called Coca k’intu, from a shared amount of leaves on a small mat, called lliclla or awayu, hand-woven with wool and traditional colors, as part of ceremonies or social moments; the leaves are held in the  hands like a small fan; in the much’ay, a reverential act that involves kissing Coca k ‘intu, they are elevate as an offer to the three worlds, hananpacha, kaypacha and uckupacha, to get  into harmony with the cosmovision and all the magic, mythical and mysterious energies that govern Life. 

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