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Ah, the ubiquitous maté! We saw this being drunk by locals everywhere, and thought we'd give it a go. You pack the leaves into the container around the metal straw, and then keep adding hot water and sucking it out. It gave me a high, mainly due to the quantity I drank (used up the whole thermos-full of water) than the narcotic quality of the brew. Emily hated it.