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Judging from his expression the alpaca was waiting
for la propina in exchange for allowing me to use the facilities; he didn't
get one. Inside the little restaurant matte de coca was served to help
alleviate the soroche which everyone was beginning to feel at this point.
I also bought a bag of coca leaves which tasted vaguely reminiscent of
dried grass. The leaves helped a bit (even making my lips & tongue
numb), but the novelty of chewing cud wore off quickly |
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