Not really. At least not in Peru. Especially in more mountaineous regions coca leaves are available for breakfast instead of coffee. Some hot water over a few

Not really. At least not in Peru. Especially in more mountaineous regions coca leaves are available for breakfast instead of coffee. Some hot water over a few leaves makes for a quite refreshing tea, which I found less aggressive than coffee in its effect. Leaves can be openly bought at kiosks in bags and contain the calcium stone required to chew them. Personally I found the taste a bit offputting (the effect is rather refreshing, though), but figured it needed to be tried once in Peru (same as guinea pigs, which, alas, I found too much of a bother). Also, Chicha is still widely available in Peru. My sister in law (who is Peruvian) adores the stuff.