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…
Continued Impunity Could Aggravate Pending Political Conflict
Part One: Ex President Sánchez de Lozada and Others Avoid Prosecution in the United States Over two years have passed since Bolivian security forces killed 59 and left over 200…