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A short drive north of Bolivia’s capital La Paz, deep in the lush green valleys of the Yungas, Alicia Calle, a middle-aged Indigenous cocalero (coca farmer), plucked the leaves off the shrubs on ...

A report published in October by the international organization found that the cultivation of coca bushes increased by 10% in Colombia in 2023, while potential cocaine production increased 53% from ...

Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) Cultivation of coca for cocaine production continued ...

The increase in coca cultivation in Colombia and the use of Ecuador, Brazil, and Bolivia as transit countries have contributed to this phenomenon. Between 2016 and 2022, violence in Ecuador ...

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“This coca, it’s the only thing that sustains us,” said Alicia. “Our food, clothing, education. We tried growing citrus and oranges, but the price is too low — ten bolivianos [$1.45] for a hundred ...