The plant is native to the high Andes in South America.

这种植物原产于南美洲的安第斯高地。

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That's not quite the high Andes, but it is still high enough to have an effect.

虽不如安第斯山脉那么高，但也足够高到让人产生高原反应。

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For centuries, people who live in the high Andes have chewed coca leaves, whose alkaloids act as a mild stimulant and help to ward off cold and hunger.

几百年来，居住在安地斯高山上的居民喜爱嚼食古柯叶，其中的生物碱成分是一种温和的兴奋剂，有助于抵抗寒冷和饥饿。

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He passed from the Torrid Zone to the Temperate, onward up to the Frigid, until he reached the high Andes.

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For centuries, people who live in the high Andes have chewed coca leaves, whose alkaloids act as a mild stimulant and help to ward off cold and hunger.

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