chew coca leaves

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In a rather unexpected, yet none the less cool move, Pope Francis has requested to chew coca leaves during his trip to Bolivia.	En un acto inesperado, pero muy guapo, el Papa Francisco ha pedido mascar hojas de coca durante su viaje a Bolivia.
Locals in Peru do chew coca leaves, and a good, easy alternative for tourists is to drink lots of mate de coca (coca tea).	La gente local en Perú mascan hojas de coca, y una buena alternativa para los turistas es beber mucho mate o infusión de coca.
These countries are afraid that if Bolivian people are allowed to chew coca leaves, they will have no reason anymore to eradicate coca fields.	Estos países temen que si loes permiten a los bolivianos de masticar su hoja de coca, ya no tendrán razón para erradicar los campos de coca.
Another issue that was to be taken up in that assembly was the company's ruling that workers could no longer chew coca leaves during work hours (pijcheo)(2).	Otro de los temas a tratar en dicha asamblea era la imposición de la empresa, para que los trabajadores dejen de mascar hojas de coca durante el trabajo (pijcheo)[2].
The inhabitants of some Andean towns chew coca leaves to prevent mountain sickness.	Los habitantes de algunos pueblos andinos mastican hojas de coca para evitar el apunamiento.
When the locals are in the heights, they chew coca leaves to prevent mountain sickness.	Cuando los locales están en las altitudes, mastican hojas de coca para no apunarse.