English Allen, Catherine. The Hold Life Has: Coca and Cultural Identity in an Andean Community. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1988. Burchard, Roderick E. Coca Chewing and Diet. Current Anthropology 33:…

General Strategy ·The U.S. government should evaluate the effectiveness of the current source country supply-side strategy in the war on drugs and acknowledge its demonstrated failure to reduce drug consumption…

Population Population: 8,973,281 (2004, estimated); 9,827,522 (2007, projected) Indigenous population: : 60% (Quechua 30%, Aymara 25%, Other 5%) Official languages: Spanish, Quechua, Aymara, Guarani Per capita GNP: $900, the poorest…

This AP article was published in the  North County Times and the Washington Post. CARANAVI, Bolivia (AP) — On a steep slope in the Andes' eastern foothills, Paolina Quispe choked…