This project was born with the vision of spreading Mama Coca's message.
The goal is to raise awareness of the benefits of coca, which has been stigmatized for so many years, demystifying it through audiovisual documentation, literature, art, rituals, food, beverages, and its full potential.
We currently work in collaboration with Cristóbal Benavente and Eliana García, who lead the company Hallpay, dedicated to the production and distribution of coca leaf flour and other medicinal foods. They work hand in hand with traditional coca farmers. Manuel Seminario, "coca muqllu," as his name suggests, plants coca seeds in people's hearts. He is a fundamental part of this project as a guide and inspiration with his multiple projects focused on this wonderful plant (Coca Móvil, Maná, Coca Runa Wasi, etc.). Another collaborator is Agustín Guzmán, who compiles much of the information you'll find on this website and always brings us together as coca lovers.
We seek to work collectively with other groups and individuals who have ventures and projects related to this plant, thus creating a virtual community where all of us connected to this sacred plant can connect, as well as those interested in learning about it and delving deeper into it.
In these years of free trade, where food travels from one end of the planet to the other, coca is the only plant that isn't allowed. These days, when the consumption of superfoods and energy boosters is becoming part of the common diet, is when we should share this medicinal food with the entire world.
I invite you to break down your own mental barriers of old beliefs and let's make your freedom possible.
Talía Luna, founder of Mama Coca Libre
A woman originally from Peru, mother of two children and daughter of Mama Coca, whose love for her transcends the boundaries of space and time.
It was in the Sacred Valley of the Incas, Cusco, where I would begin a profound journey, searching for my being and reconnecting with the land, leading me to encounter people who still live with ancestral traditions and their rituals in their daily lives.
There, under the protection of majestic blue skies and snow-capped Andean mountains, my story with the sacred coca leaf began.
My respect and love for this plant grew, as did the need to research and experiment more with it.
When I migrated to Mexico eight years ago, this territory sparked a greater interest in sharing the demystification of this plant, as I had only heard of coca when referring to the drink or the drug.
As a chef specializing in curative food, an artist, and an entrepreneur, I am motivated to seek new and functional ways to beautify multidisciplinary projects related to coca
My first contact with the sacred coca leaf was hiking through the mountains and chewing coquita; the altitude makes it necessary; coca provides oxygen, among its many other benefits.
Supporters
Eduardo Luna
To my father for believing in all my projects and promoting this website.