Bolivia shifts tactics in its war on cocaine
Originally published in the San Francisco Chronicle . President focuses on eradicating means of making drug, and not on coca farming Puerto Villarroel, Bolivia — As Bolivian soldiers torch a…
Crisis or Opportunity? Bolivian Drug Control Policy and the U.S. Response
Click here to view this joint Andean Information Network and Washington Office on Latin America report as a PDF. The December 2005 election of indigenous leader and coca grower Evo…
Colombia politics: Coca and cocaine in the Andes
Progress against coca in Colombia is threatened by the perilous politics of the drug "war" and, as always, by market forces LA MACARENA National Park is a dramatic mountain ridge…
Bolivian Leader’s Stance on Coca Raises U.S. Concerns
Click here to listen to the story Morning Edition, December 29, 2005 · Bolivian President-Elect Evo Morales has promised to allow more coca farming, which has renewed a debate in…