| 单词 | coca |
| 例句 | “Miss Bloom, would you fetch my flask of coca- wine? It seems I won’t be sleeping tonight, and I shall have to indulge if I am to keep awake.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z They were always attended by the same impassive, silent Indian, who constantly sucked a green ball of coca leaves that was his chief sustenance. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Miss Brantley,” said Miss Peregrine to Bronwyn, “go and make up the fainting couch for Miss Avocet and then fetch a bottle of coca wine and another flask of brandy.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Most of the time they were in the desert, with only a shovel to dig the sand and a wad of coca in their mouths to keep them alive. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Because like, Peruvians chew coca leaves all the time. Comedian Eric Andre: "This country's got a s**tty history" 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z The dough for her famous coca de cebolla y sobrasada — a flatbread layered with caramelized onions and a spiced, local sausage — is ready when it pulls away from the bowl. YouTube’s favorite abuela shines a light on Mallorcan cuisine 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z “The way they synthesize it is not good, but the coca leaves, people chew on it in Peru and they don’t go crazy.” Sebastien Lagree’s Megaformer Machines Put the Sweat in Pilates 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z Plus, there's my favorite: the coca box in the shape of a shell. Rare race, class, fashion depictions: Lost 'casta' paintings at LACMA 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z When they climb Machu Picchu, they chew coca leaves, and it gives them a little high, a little buzz. Comedian Eric Andre: "This country's got a s**tty history" 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z The main ritual package — a two-week supply of coca leaves, llama grease, dried llama fetuses and other materials — got held up in customs. Scenes from the Folklife Festival 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z As for the handful of coca leaves, stay tuned. Coca leaves and a llama fetus: How the Folklife Festival ensures authenticity 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z A coca, a type of flat bread normally topped with roasted vegetables, was capped by strands of briny whitebait. Sweet and Salty: Majorca’s Traditional Cuisine 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z There were villagers, like he’d been, who were coerced into growing coca. Review | In ‘Missionaries,’ Phil Klay paints a grim picture of Colombia’s drug war 2020-11-02T05:00:00Z Pairings include a fermented coca leaf spirit made by an indigenous community and craft quinoa beer. 10 great-value restaurants on Latin America’s 50 best list 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z We took several breaks to reload our cheeks with coca and to drink chicha, sprinkling fermented corn alcohol over the ground as an offering to Pachamama. In the Mountains of Bolivia, Encounters With Magic 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z Families prepare elaborate dishes — tamales, stews, llama or lamb — and then bury the food in a backyard or field, along with abundant hard liquor, coca leaves and even cigarettes. Next Stop: Jujuy Region of Argentina Maintains Its Mystical Allure 2010-08-07T04:45:00Z Ironically sent to "leave their mark", Peace Corps Americans were a source of instruction on how to grow the best leaves or convert coca paste into bricks of powder. The Sound of Things falling by Juan Gabriel Vásquez – review 2012-11-16T08:00:07Z Before we hit the trail, we stopped at a roadside stand to pick up bags of coca leaves. In the Mountains of Bolivia, Encounters With Magic 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z To complete the buzz-building experience, your limbs will be slathered with coca cream before you exit the treatment room. Want a Shaman With That Massage? 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z Pre-Incan tribes of the Andes chewed the leaves of the coca plant. The “I Do” of Addiction 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z At Brown University, Ms. Taylor studied medical anthropology, a major she created after taking time off to research the health benefits of coca leaves with Andrew Weil, the alternative medicine guru, in Peru. Carly Simon and Her Family, on Martha’s Vineyard 2018-06-30T04:00:00Z Their team of cooks and horsemen prepared eight-course meals and afternoon teas of mate de coca, which alleviates altitude sickness. Hiking to Machu Picchu past sacred Inca peaks 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z Like the coca leaves I saw for sale, frailejón is generally illegal for consumption. In Southwest Colombia, Treasures Are Forbidden No More 2018-07-09T04:00:00Z When I visited, four weavers in traditional dress were at work in the middle of the shop, chewing coca leaves. Cuzco, Peru, Can Be Breathtaking (in More Ways Than One) 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z While Morales discusses political assassination, for example, we see Stone stuffing his face with coca leaves as if they're free crisps. Film review: South of the Border 2010-07-29T21:40:00Z If the proper offerings are made — typically coca, liquor and cigarettes — Saxra can show people where to find silver and gold. In the Mountains of Bolivia, Encounters With Magic 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z The coca here, its crust crisp and delicate, was topped with laminates of baby artichoke and caramelized pancetta. Sweet and Salty: Majorca’s Traditional Cuisine 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z When it went on sale at a local soda fountain, his bookkeeper, Frank Robinson, suggested calling it Coca-Cola, inspired by two of its ingredients, coca leaf extract and cola nuts. Design: Company Logos Aim for the Personal Touch 2011-06-13T08:00:06Z Local people flock there in August to make offerings of coca leaves, incense and alcohol to Pachamama — mother earth, in Andean religions — in a shrine dedicated to the Virgin Mary. In the Mountains of Bolivia, Encounters With Magic 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z “I’m offering the coca to the spirit of Che to say thank you,” he said. Revolutionary road: on the trail of Che Guevara’s last days in Bolivia 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z I drink eight cups of coca tea in quick succession. Another Inca Trail 2011-01-01T00:04:08Z It hasn’t been available since the early 20th century, because it contained an extract of coca leaf. Spirits: Pisco Punch, a San Francisco classic cocktail with official aspirations In Bolivia, chewing coca leaves is a centuries-old tradition among native groups. Review: ‘A Moment of Silence’ Follows the Evo Morales Era in Bolivia 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z In my last severe depression," he wrote to his fiancée, "I took coca again, and a small dose lifted me to the heights in a wonderful fashion. An Anatomy of Addiction: When Two Brilliant Minds Met a "Miracle Drug" 2011-08-05T10:30:00Z You could say, well, there were coca leaves there and the Chinese invented fireworks, and the Africans were enslaving people, but it never gets real bad until the white people show up. "Black AF History" author on whitewashing the past: "They have tried every way possible to erase us" 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z But he lacked llama grease, sufficient coca leaves and alcohol to share a drink with Pachamama. Scenes from the Folklife Festival 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z It had been present in the leaves of the coca plant, which grows in the Andes and the Amazon basin, for millennia. An Anatomy of Addiction: When Two Brilliant Minds Met a "Miracle Drug" 2011-08-05T10:30:00Z We passed through corridors lined with burlap sacks overflowing with rosemary, quinoa, jayo and large bricks of panela, or raw cane sugar, along with those Colombian staples, coffee and coca leaves. In Southwest Colombia, Treasures Are Forbidden No More 2018-07-09T04:00:00Z The country is poised to elect socialist politician and former coca farmer Evo Morales, who’s threatening to nationalize the country’s lucrative natural gas industry, a move that worries many in Washington. ‘The Dismal Science’: a dark brew of angst and economics 2014-01-22T22:35:56Z The coca leaf, from a plant endemic to South America, is a controlled substance in some countries, but has been used for centuries by Andean peoples for medicinal and nutritive purposes. Cuzco, Peru, Can Be Breathtaking (in More Ways Than One) 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z Analysis of hair in some Peruvian mummies found traces of nicotine and coca and signs of a fish- or plant-based diet. Exhibition Review: Long Dead, Yet Somehow Vaguely Alive 2011-06-16T23:27:50Z The objects include masks made for the mummies of ancestors, ornaments showing humans transformed into bats, jaguars or eagles, and elaborate containers made to hold drugs including coca and peyote. British Museum exhibition examines legend of El Dorado 2013-07-04T17:01:25Z Made from kola nuts and coca leaves, the drink was advertised as an "ideal brain tonic" in the late 19th century. We’ve always eaten processed foods — but here’s when they got unhealthy 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z I remember my mother getting sick from coca cola and nitrates in lunch meat at a time when that was the diet. Traces of Controversial Herbicide Are Found in Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z "It's no coincidence that the main attacks on environmentalists take place where there is coca," said Kevin Murakami, Director of the International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs at the U.S embassy in Bogota. How campaigners' slayings hurt environmental protection in Colombia 2023-11-11T05:00:00Z Those include coca leaf treatments, celebrations to cleanse evil spirits, and rituals to venerate spirits that protect communities. They rely on this lizard to heal their pain. Now it’s endangered. 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z The plan will encourage the voluntary eradication of coca crops, to replace the plants with coffee, cocoa or fruit, and will see the State increase its presence in Colombia's remote regions, the president added. Colombia's Petro launches new anti-drug plan with focus on opportunity 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z The area planted with coca bushes in Colombia reached a record high last year, an annual report to the UN says. Colombia cocaine: Cultivation reaches record high 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z A crash in coca prices caused by oversupply and new production in other regions is contributing to food insecurity in Colombia and causing displacement, according to a report by the UN World Food Programme. Colombia potential cocaine output rose 24% in 2022 - UN 2023-09-11T04:00:00Z Historically coca crops have provided better incomes than legal alternatives for thousands of rural Colombian families, with drug-trafficking groups often footing the costs of transport, fertilizers and other supplies. Coca price crash contributing to Colombia food insecurity-UN 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z “We continue to work with the Government of Colombia on the monitoring of illicit coca crops.” Biden administration suspends satellite monitoring of Colombian coca crops amid surge in cocaine 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z Archeologists unearthed other items buried with the body, including corn, coca leaves and seeds, which they believe may have been part of an offering. Archaeologists in Peru find 3,000 year-old mummy in Lima 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z The area planted with coca bushes rose by 13%, and the biggest increase was recorded in Colombia's border areas. Colombia cocaine: Cultivation reaches record high 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z A great variety of crops were produced across the empire including potatoes, coca, cotton, and maize. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Oversupply of coca - including more productive plants and record crops - is contributing to the crash, along with slow growth of trafficking routes and new coca cultivation in Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico, the presentation said. Coca price crash contributing to Colombia food insecurity-UN 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z Since at least 1987, the U.S. government has published annual estimates of coca cultivation in Colombia. Biden administration suspends satellite monitoring of Colombian coca crops amid surge in cocaine 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z That may have had some truth in the days of poppy and coca fields, when crops took time to grow and confiscated shipments were harder to replace. Column: California doesn't need a new war on drugs. We need a war on addiction 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z Both the size of the area planted with coca in Colombia and the potential coca production are at their highest since the UN began monitoring in 2001. Colombia cocaine: Cultivation reaches record high 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z He has reduced the coca crop eradication operations favored by the U.S. but, contrary to expectations, has continued a program of extraditing suspected drug traffickers to the U.S. 'Colombia is the key to the hemisphere,' Biden tells its president at White House 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z The stench of the raw coca paste - like that of vinegar - hangs in the air. Cocaine smuggling submarine reveals Europe's drug crisis 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z It was also unclear whether satellite surveys would continue in Peru and Bolivia, which together account for about half of coca production in the Andean region. Biden administration suspends satellite monitoring of Colombian coca crops amid surge in cocaine 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z In Putumayo, the surest way to rise above that line was to switch from pineapples to coca. The Incredible Challenge of Counting Every Global Birth and Death 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z Colombia and Bolivia will jointly ask the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs to remove coca leaves from its list of prohibited substances and accept the plant's traditional uses, Colombia's government said on Wednesday. Brazil to halt beef exports to China after mad cow disease case 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z Colombia and Bolivia will jointly ask the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs to remove coca leaves from its list of prohibited substances and accept the plant's traditional uses, Colombia's government said on Wednesday. Britain's V&A museum secures David Bowie archive, will make public in 2025 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z Bolivian President Luis Arce said in January his government would push for coca leaves to be removed from the list so they can be commercialized, after his predecessor Evo Morales decriminalized coca nationally. Colombia, Bolivia to ask UN to remove coca leaf from narcotics list 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z “Things change,” he wrote while sidestepping questions about the U.S. coca monitoring effort. Biden administration suspends satellite monitoring of Colombian coca crops amid surge in cocaine 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z “No matter what happens, I dare say we’ve already won,” said Victor Quinones as he stuffs a wad of coca leaves into his cheek. From a secret safehouse, Peru’s Indigenous revolt advances 2023-02-18T05:00:00Z Issuing their omens after hovering over a sheet of flowers and coca leaves, with skulls on the ground, the shamans also predicted natural disasters. In Peru, shamans see end of Russia-Ukraine war in 2023 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z Today, she said Kichwa carry out barefoot patrols in the forest to confront illegal ranchers and coca growers. In Peru, Kichwa tribe wants compensation for carbon credits 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z Yet detecting the chemicals is far harder than identifying fields of coca or poppy plants. Inside the daunting hunt for the ingredients of fentanyl and meth Additionally, the United Nations in conjunction with Colombian authorities annually conducts its own survey of coca cultivation that combines satellite data with on-the-ground verification. Biden administration suspends satellite monitoring of Colombian coca crops amid surge in cocaine 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z Consumption of the leaves is legal in Bolivia and coca is considered by many in the region as a sacred plant. Coca chewing gets chic makeover with bubblegum flavor and TikTok fans 2022-11-12T05:00:00Z However, B. caapi and coca both grow in the jungle, a considerable distance from the arid region where the bodies were found. Archaeologists find a trove of ancient human sacrifices fed psychedelic cacti before death 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z This region is also awash in coca production and former rebel groups dispute drug territory, sometimes disrupting the flow of oil. Major banks support rainforest oil project despite problems 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z More than 200,000 families in Colombia depend on coca cultivation for their livelihoods, according to a recent study by the International Crisis Group, a Brussels-based think tank. Colombia, the world’s largest cocaine producer, faces a change in drug policy 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z The White House’s drug policy coordination office, which every July releases the coca monitoring report, did not respond to a request for comment. Biden administration suspends satellite monitoring of Colombian coca crops amid surge in cocaine 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z To the traditional "bolo" of coca leaves and baking soda enterprising locals are adding sweeteners and flavoring. Coca chewing gets chic makeover with bubblegum flavor and TikTok fans 2022-11-12T05:00:00Z For years Colombia has struggled to get farmers to move away from coca production, but promises to provide incentives and subsidies have not materialised, our correspondent says. UN drugs: Colombia beats its own coca growing record 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z The Colombian and U.S. governments cooperated fully in the militarized eradication of vast coca fields, the extradition of drug traffickers and in fighting guerrillas who challenged the status quo in a half-century-long civil war. Blinken kicks off effort to court leftist Latin American leaders on swing through Colombia 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z A rubber boom here in the early 20th century petered out but later gave way to a coca boom in the 1980s. Colombia, the world’s largest cocaine producer, faces a change in drug policy 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z To respond to those problems, Petro said he would pursue a plan to implement “phased decriminalization,” beginning with coca leaf production by small-scale farmers known as campesinos. In test of ties with U.S., Colombian leader proposes shift on drugs 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z Colombian President Gustavo Petro devoted his time to lambasting capitalism, consumerism and the U.S.-led war on drugs, particularly its focus on coca plant eradication. As Ukraine worries UN, some leaders rue what’s pushed aside 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z The UN report says the heaviest coca cultivation takes place in the North Santander department in the north-east of Colombia, and two departments in the south-west, on the Ecuador border - Nariño and Putumayo. UN drugs: Colombia beats its own coca growing record 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z The market was established in October 2021 in addition to two existing wholesale coca markets chartered under Bolivian law in La Paz and Cochabamba. Bolivian coca farmers march on capital, burn disputed market 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z Deforestation, from cattle ranching and cultivation of coca leaves and other products, is widespread. Colombia, the world’s largest cocaine producer, faces a change in drug policy 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z “The campesino who grows coca leaf, in my opinion, is not a criminal,” he said. In test of ties with U.S., Colombian leader proposes shift on drugs 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z Unlike the Maya and the Aztecs, they rarely practiced human sacrifice and usually offered the gods food, clothing, and coca leaves. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z About half the coca plantations are in special land management zones, including forest reserves. UN drugs: Colombia beats its own coca growing record 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z In those markets, coca quantities and buyers are regulated. Bolivian coca farmers march on capital, burn disputed market 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z “So now we are back to planting coca. It is the only way to make a living here.” Colombia, the world’s largest cocaine producer, faces a change in drug policy 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z In 2017, he was one of hundreds of coca farmers who were gathered in the Nariño department, protesting forced coca eradication by security forces, when police started firing into the crowd. Colombia, largest cocaine supplier to U.S., considers decriminalizing 2022-08-20T04:00:00Z He has described U.S.-led antinarcotics policies, such as the forced eradication of illegal coca crops, as a “big failure.” Ex-rebel sworn in as Colombia’s president in historic shift 2022-08-06T04:00:00Z But earlier this month, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Mr Petro in Colombia and said they shared "extensive common ground" on the coca problem. UN drugs: Colombia beats its own coca growing record 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z The country's politicized coca sector has been in disagreement over which market in La Paz is legal. Bolivian coca farmers march on capital, burn disputed market 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z That is something that Colombia’s first leftist president is vowing to change, even as acreage sown with coca leaf soars to new heights and the Biden administration watches warily. Colombia, the world’s largest cocaine producer, faces a change in drug policy 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z “It’s a secret to no one that we grow coca to survive, to maintain our families, our children,” Cortés said. Colombia, largest cocaine supplier to U.S., considers decriminalizing 2022-08-20T04:00:00Z Muhamad said facets of the deal like rural reform and substitution of drug crops like coca are crucial for halting deforestation and protecting the environment. Colombia must meet international deforestation targets -new environment minister 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z His efforts to encourage smallholder farmers to switch from growing coca plants for the illicit drug trade to planting legal crops such as coffee have been stymied by the latter’s thirst for fertilizer. Fertilizer crisis delivers profits and pain as Ukraine fallout broadens 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z The coca growers said they would not return to their regions until the government resolves the conflict. Bolivian coca farmers march on capital, burn disputed market 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z The new Colombian president has vowed not to return to the violent days of forcibly destroying the fields of small-time coca cultivators like the farmers gathered here on a recent Sunday afternoon. Colombia, the world’s largest cocaine producer, faces a change in drug policy 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z It plans to put an end to aerial spraying and the manual eradication of coca, which critics say unfairly targets poor rural farmers. Colombia, largest cocaine supplier to U.S., considers decriminalizing 2022-08-20T04:00:00Z During this year’s presidential campaign, Petro said that he wants to boost development programs in isolated areas so that farmers can get legal products to market while they voluntarily eradicate their coca fields. US study says cocaine production remains high in Colombia 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z He added that the national growth of coca leaf crops is expected to have risen in 2021, although official figures have yet to be published. Peru wants U.S. help to stop cocaine trafficking planes 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z Now the bricklayers helping Tica build the house chew coca leaf as they work — a common practice in the region — and sometimes bury a few leaves at the now filled-in burial site. Peru home build vexed by ‘the neighbors’ — Inca-era mummies 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z But he has ruled out aerial spraying of coca fields and will focus on continuing hand eradication efforts on large-scale “industrial” producers, not subsistence growers. Colombia, the world’s largest cocaine producer, faces a change in drug policy 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z But authorities will also focus on providing rural farmers with crop alternatives to coca. Colombia, largest cocaine supplier to U.S., considers decriminalizing 2022-08-20T04:00:00Z Petro has long criticized U.S. backed efforts to fumigate coca crops using small planes. US study says cocaine production remains high in Colombia 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z Some recommendations differ sharply from the approach taken by the administration of President Iván Duque, who has supported eradication of coca and a militarized response to drug trafficking. Colombia truth panel calls for move toward ‘legal regulation’ of drugs 2022-06-28T04:00:00Z For years, Washington and Colombia have shared close relations on a wide variety of issues, including immigration, combatting drug trafficking, carrying out coca eradication in Colombia’s highlands and standing up to its neighbor, Venezuela. Significant shift expected in relations between U.S., longtime Latin American ally Colombia 2022-06-11T04:00:00Z Tens of thousands of families signed up for crop substitution following the 2016 peace plan, and many voluntarily destroyed or abandoned their coca shrubs. Colombia, the world’s largest cocaine producer, faces a change in drug policy 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z The past decade has seen a surge of coca crops planted in Peru, where law enforcement is even scarcer than on the Brazilian side of the border. EXPLAINER: Crime, impunity surge in Amazon’s Javari Valley 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z These programs were suspended in 2015 after studies suggested that the chemical they were using to spray coca crops could be harmful to people and the environment. US study says cocaine production remains high in Colombia 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z As violence grows in rural Colombia, so has coca cultivation, which has tripled since 2012, according to U.S. figures. Colombia truth panel calls for move toward ‘legal regulation’ of drugs 2022-06-28T04:00:00Z Other illegal activities that harm the forest are gold mining, logging and coca plantations. Immersed in crisis, Peru neglects Amazon’s destruction 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z Unlike in Peru and Bolivia — two Andean nations where some cultivation of coca leaf for chewing, tea and other uses is permitted — there is relatively little legal cultivation of the leaf in Colombia. Colombia, the world’s largest cocaine producer, faces a change in drug policy 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z Drug traffickers would clear swaths of forest, establish coca plantations and try to recruit local youths as drug couriers. This Amazonian Indigenous Group Has Lessons in Sustainable Living for All of Us 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z But this town, hours from any major city, is one of many where sustainable alternatives never arrived, and coca still dominates. Deep in Colombia, rebels and soldiers fight for the same prize: drugs 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z But it is struggling to control violence in rural pockets of the country where smaller rebel groups and drug trafficking organizations are fighting over smuggling routes, coca fields, illegal mines and other assets. World Digest: Jan. 3, 2022 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z But it is now struggling to control violence in rural pockets of the country where smaller rebel groups and drug trafficking organizations are fighting over smuggling routes, coca fields, illegal mines and other assets. Fighting intensifies in eastern Colombia; at least 16 killed 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z Residents of Guaviare and many other coca-growing regions say it is simply impossible to match the economy of coca — a fast-growing bush with multiple annual harvests and guaranteed buyers. Colombia, the world’s largest cocaine producer, faces a change in drug policy 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z Some of the women spin cotton; the spiritual leaders, mostly men, sit under starry skies to chew coca leaves in silent communion. This Amazonian Indigenous Group Has Lessons in Sustainable Living for All of Us 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z They buy their coca and have become the chief employer, the unofficial police force and even the public works administration. Deep in Colombia, rebels and soldiers fight for the same prize: drugs 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z Also, coca plantations are growing in the adjacent Ucayali region and bringing violence and death, as well as igniting internal conflicts within neighboring indigenous communities, she said. Uncontacted Amazon tribes endangered in Peru, Brazil -indigenous group 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z Mr Molano thinks that combatting the criminal structures behind the cutting down of trees for the illicit trade in timber or to make way for coca plantations is key to protecting the Amazonian region. Colombia gangs: 'Surrender or we'll hunt you down' warns minister 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z There is widespread skepticism, however, that enough aid will be forthcoming to supplant king coca in Guaviare and many places like it throughout Colombia. Colombia, the world’s largest cocaine producer, faces a change in drug policy 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z In Colombia, coca production has increased despite the peace deal signed by the government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC. Belgian Port City Grapples With a Flood of Cocaine 2021-12-04T05:00:00Z But when residents do not comply — or when a rival group pushes in and tries to become the new coca buyer — the dynamic turns deadly. Deep in Colombia, rebels and soldiers fight for the same prize: drugs 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z Landmines and other explosive devices are also being planted again by armed groups to protect their valuable coca fields, which frequently maim civilians and security forces. Colombia peace deal: The families displaced five years on 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z "Each hectare planted with coca means more deaths, more destruction of the environment, more murders of social activists," Mr Molano told the BBC. Colombia gangs: 'Surrender or we'll hunt you down' warns minister 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z “But here there is no way to get our products out, besides coca,” he explained, noting how the rugged dirt roads become quagmires in heavy rains. Colombia, the world’s largest cocaine producer, faces a change in drug policy 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z On the Colombian side, groups fight each other for control of rising coca production. Colombian troop surge seeks to stem drug-linked Venezuelan border violence 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z Defense Minister Diego Molano said in an interview that the military was making “every effort” to fight these new groups by redoubling its focus on taking out ringleaders, eradicating coca and demobilizing fighters. Deep in Colombia, rebels and soldiers fight for the same prize: drugs 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z “In order to plant one hectare of coca in Colombia, two hectares of tropical jungle are destroyed,” he said. Colombian leader sees opportunity in cannabis, but not coca 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z Office on Drugs and Crime, which has said that most Bolivian coca is not traded in approved markets. Bolivia coca farmers battle for control as protests turn violent 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z He has maintained coca saplings to aid in potential replanting. Colombia, the world’s largest cocaine producer, faces a change in drug policy 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z Activists say boots on the ground mean little without anti-poverty measures and more support for voluntary substitution of coca crops. Colombian troop surge seeks to stem drug-linked Venezuelan border violence 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z They bought thick tiles of coca paste from nearby farmers — for sale to other narco-traffickers — and tested grenade launchers meant for their enemies, the Carolina Ramírez. Deep in Colombia, rebels and soldiers fight for the same prize: drugs 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z “They spoke of benefits,” said Jhon Jiménez, 32, a coca farmer. Five Years After Peace Deal, Colombia Is Running Out of Time, Experts Say 2021-09-26T04:00:00Z Augusta Colpa, a coca grower, said that conditions were tough for farmers which were stoking unrest. Bolivia coca farmers battle for control as protests turn violent 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z In May, the group was accused of a massacre of 16 people, including two children, in a remote part of Peru known for coca production. How to bury a terrorist? Peru debates what to do with the remains of Shining Path founder Abimael Guzmán. 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z Later, as the lawmakers debated his nomination, he — seemingly casually — pulled out a small bag of coca leaves, dipped his facemask and began to chew a few. Quechua endures in Peru despite centuries of discrimination 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z Seventeen of the Colombian environmentalists murdered in 2020 were involved in coca crop substitution programs, Global Witness found. Killings of Colombia environmental activists hit record, NGO says, despite gov't promises 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z A gram of coca paste is used as currency equal to 75 U.S. cents. Five Years After Peace Deal, Colombia Is Running Out of Time, Experts Say 2021-09-26T04:00:00Z “How much do we harvest from a coca plot? In cold weather we don’t harvest much. ... It’s not enough for our family,” she said, denying police accusations farmers were throwing dynamite in the protests. Bolivia coca farmers battle for control as protests turn violent 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z As they tapped pupils to work the coca fields, they offered to "paint the school, fix the lights or whatever we needed," the principal said in an interview. Guns, drugs, jobs. In these Venezuelan towns, Colombian rebels call the shots 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z All have armed groups present, cultivation of coca and illegal mining. Murders of Colombia activists fell in first half, but violence persists -ombudsman 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z Illegal logging, agriculture and coca cultivation for drug production particularly threaten the Amazon in the Peruvian region the study focused on. Indigenous Amazon Communities Fight Deforestation with New Early Alert Tool 2021-08-09T04:00:00Z The government included the area in one of its development plans, while coca farmers were invited to participate in a substitution program meant to help them grow new crops. Five Years After Peace Deal, Colombia Is Running Out of Time, Experts Say 2021-09-26T04:00:00Z National Police Commander Luis Arias told reporters that the illegal stimulant, made with coca leaves grown in South America’s Andean region, was found in a warehouse in the Asuncion suburb of Fernando de la Mora. A sweet bust for Paraguay: record cocaine stash found in a shipment of sugar 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z He told Reuters the group does charge fees to criminal drug groups entering territory it controls in Colombia where coca is cultivated. Guns, drugs, jobs. In these Venezuelan towns, Colombian rebels call the shots 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z In 2021 the country targets eradicating a similar area of coca crops. Colombia coca crop area expanded to 245,000 hectares in 2020 - report 2021-06-26T04:00:00Z This year the country hopes to destroy the same number of hectares of coca crops. Colombia cut coca crop area in 2020 but cocaine output rose -UNODC 2021-06-09T04:00:00Z “We know that what we are doing is illegal, and that we are hurting Colombia and the world,” said Orlando Castilla, 65, a community leader, speaking of the coca crops. Five Years After Peace Deal, Colombia Is Running Out of Time, Experts Say 2021-09-26T04:00:00Z Leftist Shining Path militants killed at least 16 people, including two children, in a remote region of Peru known for coca production and burned some of the bodies beyond recognition, the military said on Monday. Amid tear gas and rocks, mothers take to front line of Colombia protests 2021-05-25T04:00:00Z Leftist Shining Path militants killed at least 14 people, including two children, in a remote region of Peru known for coca production and burned some of the bodies beyond recognition, the military said on Monday. Brazilian police arrest Italian drug lord after years on the run 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z There is no police station, and many residents say their most memorable experiences with the state are their encounters with its soldiers, who arrive periodically to eradicate the coca crops or fight the rebels. Children Trapped by Colombia’s War, Five Years After Peace Deal 2021-03-27T04:00:00Z The government is working to restart aerial spraying of coca crops with the herbicide glyphosate, which is opposed by environmental groups and local communities. Colombia cut coca crop area in 2020 but cocaine output rose -UNODC 2021-06-09T04:00:00Z At her home down a long dirt path, Sandra Cortés, 44, a mother of 11 — her “half battalion,” she called them — explained that she was among those to join the coca crop substitution program. Five Years After Peace Deal, Colombia Is Running Out of Time, Experts Say 2021-09-26T04:00:00Z Although Ecuador does not itself grow large quantities of coca leaf, it is flanked by the world’s two largest producers, Colombia and Peru. Blood Bath at Ecuador Prisons as Drug Gangs Battle for Control 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z The peace deal includes land titling projects and programs aimed at helping coca growers to substitute their illegal crops for legal crops. UN registers steep rise in murders of Colombian activists 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z The group swelled its ranks by recruiting minors, and planted improvised explosive devices throughout rural Colombia to defend its coca crops. The ‘false positives’ scandal that felled Colombia’s military hero 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z The Biden administration is expected to continue backing law enforcement efforts to eradicate coca, cannabis and opium poppy fields in Latin America while targeting cartels. On Latin America, Biden's brand of diplomacy will be a major shift from Trump 2020-11-15T05:00:00Z On another morning, on a coca farm outside of La Paz, farmers taking a lunch break said they had noticed one shift since the peace deal. Five Years After Peace Deal, Colombia Is Running Out of Time, Experts Say 2021-09-26T04:00:00Z Six men in all, aged 16 to 28, lost their lives during the attack on the western Colombian village, which is surrounded by small gold mines and coca fields. Wave of massacres signals new chapter in Colombia’s conflict 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z Around Munchique that meant replacing coca with coffee, citrus fruit and cocoa. Wave of massacres signals new chapter in Colombia’s conflict 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z Peasants who grow coca in the hot and humid lowlands here are engaged in a high-stakes battle of wills with the mighty United States. Colombia lawmakers seek to take control of cocaine market. It's a long shot 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z But Wilder Acosta, the leader of a coca growers’ association near the border with Venezuela, is impatient. Colombia Sees Surge in Mass Killings Despite Historic Peace Deal 2020-09-13T04:00:00Z Bolivia is the world’s third largest coca producer after Colombia and Peru. Bolivian coca cultivation jumped by 10% in 2019, UN says 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z Around Munchique that meant replacing coca with coffee, citrus fruit and cocoa. Wave of massacres signals new chapter in Colombia’s conflict 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z But while some payments were made to farmers who wanted to change from coca growing, roads are still poor, making it costly to transport new crops. Wave of massacres signals new chapter in Colombia’s conflict 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z Additionally, because some Indigenous groups have used the coca crop for millennia, most often chewed raw for energy and to treat ailments, the proposed legislation would permit the production for ancestral purposes. Colombia lawmakers seek to take control of cocaine market. It's a long shot 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z Many coca farmers, for example, had hoped to join a substitution program that would help them shift from coca to legal crops. Colombia Sees Surge in Mass Killings Despite Historic Peace Deal 2020-09-13T04:00:00Z Thierry Rostan, a representative of the agency, noted the expansion of coca fields in six of Bolivia’s 22 national parks where a “significant degradation of ecosystems and the environment” was seen. Bolivian coca cultivation jumped by 10% in 2019, UN says 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z But while some payments were made to farmers who wanted to change from coca growing, roads are still poor, making it costly to transport new crops. Wave of massacres signals new chapter in Colombia’s conflict 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z Six men in all, aged 16 to 28, lost their lives during the attack on the western Colombian village, which is surrounded by small gold mines and coca fields. Wave of massacres signals new chapter in Colombia’s conflict 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z The pharmaceutical and nonpsychoactive use of coca, such as in food products, would also be allowed. Colombia lawmakers seek to take control of cocaine market. It's a long shot 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z In several traditional hot spots coca cultivation declined but in conflictive border regions, natural reserves and other vulnerable areas without a strong institutional presence, coca production persists. UN: Less land in Colombia devoted to growing coca in 2019 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z A novel policy of “self-control” by coca growers implemented by Morales lost relevance in the last year of his government, when the coca voluntarilly eradicated was less than the increased area, Rostan said. Bolivian coca cultivation jumped by 10% in 2019, UN says 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z An additional worry, critics say, is that coca eradication—including spraying—can promote deforestation by prompting farmers to relocate their plantations into woodlands. Pandemic upends Colombia’s controversial drug war plan to resume aerial spraying 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z “We plant coca because it is a solution for our survival. But now, no one is buying it.” Coronavirus travel restrictions have upended the cocaine trade, report says 2020-06-10T04:00:00Z If the bill were enacted, farmworkers would sell their coca harvests to the national government, which would keep tabs on illicit market rates in hopes of preventing sales to traffickers for a higher profit. Colombia lawmakers seek to take control of cocaine market. It's a long shot 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z A White House report released earlier this year found that coca cultivation had remained at record high levels in 2019. UN: Less land in Colombia devoted to growing coca in 2019 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z Drug Enforcement Administration from the country in 2017 and nearly doubled the amount of legal coca destined for traditional uses to more 20,000 hectares. Bolivian coca cultivation jumped by 10% in 2019, UN says 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z Earlier this year, the Colombian government announced it hoped to use a variety of methods to eradicate 130,000 hectares of coca this year and stepped up its efforts to restart aerial spraying. Pandemic upends Colombia’s controversial drug war plan to resume aerial spraying 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z Analysts say they expect coca leaf prices and trafficking to ramp up again as the spread of the coronavirus wanes and the restrictions are eased – but the trade may never be the same. Coronavirus travel restrictions have upended the cocaine trade, report says 2020-06-10T04:00:00Z If implemented, the national government would have a monopoly on the export of all coca products, which would be made in accordance with receiving countries. Colombia lawmakers seek to take control of cocaine market. It's a long shot 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z The pandemic has thrown a new wrench in Colombia’s quest to root out coca for good. UN: Less land in Colombia devoted to growing coca in 2019 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z Morales was forced to resign in late 2019 and fled the country, creating uncertainty over the future Bolivia’s coca policy and eradication. Bolivian coca cultivation jumped by 10% in 2019, UN says 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z President Donald Trump, and both leaders have argued that Colombia’s production of coca has grown to worrying levels in recent years. Pandemic upends Colombia’s controversial drug war plan to resume aerial spraying 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z Despite the U.S.-led war on drugs, which has included billions of dollars spent on eradication and crop replacement programs, data released last year showed coca production in South America at all-time highs. The coronavirus has gutted the price of coca. It could reshape the cocaine trade. 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z To the right of the bird, the mural reads coca regulada. Colombia lawmakers seek to take control of cocaine market. It's a long shot 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z Recently, however, cultivation of palm oil, cocoa and coca are catching up. Amazon under threat: fires, loggers and now virus 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z In this rural part of Colombia, rival armed groups clash for control of lucrative coca crops and drug transit routes while systematically eliminating activists who challenge their authority. Lockdown turns Colombian activists into 'sitting ducks' 2020-05-20T04:00:00Z He said his members cater to Peru’s tightly regulated legal coca market, but acknowledged some growers sell on the black market. Special Report: Peruvian coca farmers to Paris pushers, coronavirus upends global narcotics trade 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z Now, farmers are left with acres upon acres of coca leaf and little means to sell it. The coronavirus has gutted the price of coca. It could reshape the cocaine trade. 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z At current market rates, he said, it would cost Colombia about $700 million to buy an entire annual coca harvest. Colombia lawmakers seek to take control of cocaine market. It's a long shot 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z A religious man, Barajas says tearing down the forest to plant coca and killing wildlife went against his faith but he - like his neighbors - was desperate for money. Caffeinated conservation: Colombian farmers switch coca for coffee to protect wildlife 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z If Colombians could just get an honest, courageous government, Muse says, farmers would give up coca cultivation and return to growing fruits and vegetables. Review: `Kilo’ paints a harrowing picture of cocaine trade 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z With the sector in turmoil, Pérez’s group is crafting a plan to ask the government to buy up excess coca inventory. Special Report: Peruvian coca farmers to Paris pushers, coronavirus upends global narcotics trade 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z But for South American coca farmers, the pandemic has, at least temporarily, caused a dive in prices that analysts say could alter the landscape of the illicit drug trade for years to come. The coronavirus has gutted the price of coca. It could reshape the cocaine trade. 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z They point to Bolivia, which regulated coca leaf production for domestic consumption and developed a close working relationship with the U.N. Colombia lawmakers seek to take control of cocaine market. It's a long shot 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z As of 2018, the San Lucas area was still carpeted with thousands of hectares of coca crops, according to the most recent government figures. Caffeinated conservation: Colombian farmers switch coca for coffee to protect wildlife 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z These facilities are typically crude shacks where workers fill plastic barrels with coca leaves, gasoline and other chemicals to form coca paste. Brazil's gangs emerge as major cocaine exporters, flooding Europe with white powder 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z Peruvian officials say more than 90% of the country’s coca crop goes to traffickers who are now struggling to move product. Special Report: Peruvian coca farmers to Paris pushers, coronavirus upends global narcotics trade 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z “We plant coca because it is a solution for our survival,” he said. The coronavirus has gutted the price of coca. It could reshape the cocaine trade. 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z Office on Drugs and Crime to keep track of coca crops with satellite imagery. Colombia lawmakers seek to take control of cocaine market. It's a long shot 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z For the farmers, the switch to coffee from coca or mining is less profitable. Caffeinated conservation: Colombian farmers switch coca for coffee to protect wildlife 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z “It’s out of control,” Brazilian Federal Police Officer Antônio Salgado said after joining his Peruvian counterparts to take out coca processing labs. Brazil's gangs emerge as major cocaine exporters, flooding Europe with white powder 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z Peru “has to design clear intervention strategies for coca,” Pérez said. Special Report: Peruvian coca farmers to Paris pushers, coronavirus upends global narcotics trade 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z In few cases has the drop in price of the basic crop used to produce an illicit drug been steeper than that of coca leaf. The coronavirus has gutted the price of coca. It could reshape the cocaine trade. 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z Colombian lawmakers who support coca regulation also worry about addiction. Colombia lawmakers seek to take control of cocaine market. It's a long shot 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z Men offer lighted cigarettes and coca leaves to the mountain spirits to win their favor. Special Report - Sleeping Beauty: How suspect gold reached top brands 2020-03-06T05:00:00Z The team also torched five so-called paste labs, which perform the first stage of processing on coca plantations. Brazil's gangs emerge as major cocaine exporters, flooding Europe with white powder 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z Each year some 200,000 hectares are destroyed in farming, illegal mining, and coca production, according to official figures. Colombian armed forces to form special unit to protect national parks 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z Officials and analysts say the coca crash is likely to be temporary. The coronavirus has gutted the price of coca. It could reshape the cocaine trade. 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z Authorities and public officials say some deaths are tied to such problems as turf wars over coca fields and trafficking routes. Colombia lawmakers seek to take control of cocaine market. It's a long shot 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z However, each year some 200,000 hectares are destroyed in farming, illegal mining, and coca production. Colombia puts out forest fire near top tourist attraction Cano Cristales 2020-02-23T05:00:00Z This results from human activities such as forest clearance for illegal coca crops, cattle ranching and mining. Set a global target for ecosystems 2020-02-17T05:00:00Z Leveraging his business contacts, he established a program to help around 100 families in southern Colombia switch from growing coca to producing high-quality coffee for Nespresso. Warren Buffett’s son helps Colombia kick cocaine curse 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z As lockdowns ease, for instance, there are signs of a rebound in coca leaf prices in some areas of Bolivia, and at least a slowing of the steep price drops seen in Peru. The coronavirus has gutted the price of coca. It could reshape the cocaine trade. 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z “We do not wish to exploit the massacres that have been taking place for political gain,” said Sen. Gustavo Bolívar, who supports the coca regulation bill. Colombia lawmakers seek to take control of cocaine market. It's a long shot 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z A wide variety of tools will be made available to remove the coca plants, the minister said, including the possible re-introduction of aerial spraying of the herbicide glyphosate. Colombia aims to eradicate 130,000 hectares of coca in 2020 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z A core part of that program, known as Plan Colombia, was the aerial spraying of herbicides to eradicate coca plants — despite concerns that the chemicals could cause cancer. In confidential documents, U.S. officials said almost everything they did to end opium farming in Afghanistan backfired 2019-12-08T05:00:00Z Waiting under a tin-roofed shack is a small group of coca farmers. Warren Buffett’s son helps Colombia kick cocaine curse 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z In Bolivia, socialist President Evo Morales — himself a former coca farmer and activist — gave the country’s cocaleros a new measure of legitimacy and protection during his more than 14 years in office. The coronavirus has gutted the price of coca. It could reshape the cocaine trade. 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z To help farmworkers transition away from coca, Colombia launched the National Comprehensive Program for the Substitution of Illicit Crops shortly after the peace agreement. Colombia lawmakers seek to take control of cocaine market. It's a long shot 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z The goal for coca eradication in 2020 is 30% higher than the previous year, when the Andean country managed to destroy a little more than 100,000 hectares of coca using manual removal techniques. Colombia aims to eradicate 130,000 hectares of coca in 2020 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z A core part of that program, known as Plan Colombia, was the aerial spraying of herbicides to eradicate coca plants – despite concerns that the chemicals could cause cancer. In confidential documents, U.S. officials said almost everything they did to end opium farming in Afghanistan backfired 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z A former coca farmer, Mr Morales took office in 2006 and won plaudits for fighting poverty and improving the economy. 'Hidden servers' used to rig Bolivia election 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z Murillo has declared a new era in coca eradication. The coronavirus has gutted the price of coca. It could reshape the cocaine trade. 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z Legislators who support the bill also expect resistance from the U.S., which is pressuring Colombia to resume the aerial spraying of glyphosate and continues to send troops to the country to destroy coca crops. Colombia lawmakers seek to take control of cocaine market. It's a long shot 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z Thousands of coca farmers — including children — are camped around the town’s strategic river bridge, obstructing Bolivia’s main highway and paralyzing its national economy. ‘Evo Morales Is Like a Father to Us’ 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z From his hide-out on a farm deep in tropical foothills pocketed with coca plots, Mr. Morales took to Twitter to denounce his opponents as “racists” and mobilize allies. How an Unknown Female Senator Came to Replace the Bolivian Strongman Evo Morales 2019-11-24T05:00:00Z Colombia is grappling with long-simmering tensions over issues like corruption and inequality while also struggling to combat ongoing violence between illegal armed groups and to significantly reduce record levels of coca crops. Colombia president orders curfew in capital following unrest 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z “Those who oppose coca eradication are the associates and allies of narco-trafficking,” he said in February. The coronavirus has gutted the price of coca. It could reshape the cocaine trade. 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z Nine coca farmers were killed last week in clashes with security forces at protests calling for Morales to return. 'We're desperate to buy anything': Bolivians go hungry as protests snarl cities 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z Many remember him personally as a fellow coca farmer who rose to become the president of the confederation of local coca unions, a title he nominally holds to this day. ‘Evo Morales Is Like a Father to Us’ 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z The same day, coca farmers loyal to Mr. Morales began barricading Bolivia’s main highway, and his party’s activists encircled La Paz, paralyzing an already hobbled economy. How an Unknown Female Senator Came to Replace the Bolivian Strongman Evo Morales 2019-11-24T05:00:00Z Mr Morales, a former coca farmer, took office in 2006 and became the country's first leader from an indigenous community. Food and fuel shortages hit Bolivia amid crisis 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z Peru’s government, meanwhile, has sought to take advantage of low coca prices to convince farmers to embrace alternative crops. The coronavirus has gutted the price of coca. It could reshape the cocaine trade. 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z With Morales living in exile in Mexico, largely rural indigenous protesters, some coca leaf growers, are now filling the streets to demand the return of the Aymara former president. Bolivia’s crisis exposes old racial, geographic divides 2019-11-17T05:00:00Z The next day, Mr. Morales fled the country to seek asylum in Mexico, departing from an airport in the coca region. ‘Evo Morales Is Like a Father to Us’ 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z In the coca region, Mr. Morales was denouncing what he said was a police plot against him. How an Unknown Female Senator Came to Replace the Bolivian Strongman Evo Morales 2019-11-24T05:00:00Z Morales is credited by the IMF with achieving a drastic reduction in poverty among farmers and coca growers and a societal revolution that, among other things, transformed the standing of Bolivia’s numerous ethnic minority groups. The Observer view on Evo Morales and Bolivia | Observer editorial 2019-11-17T05:00:00Z But Jaime García, a researcher in international studies at the Catholic University of Peru, said he feared the recession will bring the opposite result: a new coca boom. The coronavirus has gutted the price of coca. It could reshape the cocaine trade. 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z The leader, Jeanine Añez, also called on security forces to restore public order and police responded by opening fire Friday on coca farmers protesting against the government in the central city of Cochabamba. In Bolivia, Interim Leader Sets Conservative, Religious Tone 2019-11-16T05:00:00Z They also brought social peace after decades of territorial infighting and repression by the military’s coca eradication squads. ‘Evo Morales Is Like a Father to Us’ 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z Cochabamba ombudsman Nelson Cox said hospital records in the coca farming region showed the “vast majority” of Friday´s deaths and injuries were caused by bullet wounds. U.N. warns Bolivia crisis could 'spin out of control' as death toll mounts 2019-11-16T05:00:00Z Pressured by the armed forces, Mr. Morales announced his resignation from his stronghold in the coca farming region of Cochabamba Province on Sunday, and flew into exile the next day. Ethnic Rifts in Bolivia Burst Into View With Fall of Evo Morales 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z “The economic situation in the country is going to be so bad that farmers turn to coca as the only alternative.” The coronavirus has gutted the price of coca. It could reshape the cocaine trade. 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z Protesters said police fired when demonstrators, including many coca leaf growers who backed Bolivia’s first indigenous president, tried to cross a military checkpoint. Bolivia’s growing crisis turns deadly as 5 killed in clash 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z Those less fortunate chew on the coca leaf to beat the hunger. ‘Evo Morales Is Like a Father to Us’ 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z The rise of a humble Aymara coca farmer to the nation’s highest office in 2006 marked the arrival of indigenous people as vanguards of history. What the coup against Evo Morales means to indigenous people like me | Nick Estes 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z On Thursday, thousands of Cochabamba’s mainly Quechua coca leaf farmers descended on the outskirts of the regional capital waving the country’s two flags to demand Mr. Morales’s return. Ethnic Rifts in Bolivia Burst Into View With Fall of Evo Morales 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z Mr Morales, a former coca farmer, was first elected in 2005 and took office in 2006, the country's first leader from the indigenous community. Clashes rock Bolivia after senator becomes leader 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z “We express our alarm and concern over the result of an attempt to stop a demonstration by coca leaf growers from entering the city of Cochabamba,” it said. Bolivia’s growing crisis turns deadly as 5 killed in clash 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z Mr Morales, a former coca farmer, was first elected in 2006, the country's first leader from the indigenous community. Bolivian senator declares herself president 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z His passionate defense of the growers — and of coca leaf farming as an intrinsic part of Bolivia’s Indigenous culture — led to clashes with the country’s conservative and overwhelmingly white political elite. What We Know About Evo Morales’s Resignation in Bolivia 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z The charismatic, 60-year-old, former coca leaf farmer was beloved by the poor when he won power in 2006, but alienated Bolivians by insisting on seeking a fourth term. Bolivia seeks new leader as Morales heads for Mexico refuge 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z His passionate defense of the growers — and of coca leaf farming as an intrinsic part of Bolivia’s indigenous culture — led to clashes with the country’s conservative and overwhelmingly white political elite. What We Know About the Power Vacuum in Bolivia After Evo Morales’ Fall 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z In the 1990s, after the guerrillas were defeated, narco-traffickers slipped into their place, offering a high price for remote land for cultivating coca. Tree amigos: the tribe trying to save their Amazon rainforest 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z Beginning her presentation with a traditional thanksgiving ceremony using coca leaves and the corn-made alcoholic drink chicha, she presented her study titled Yawar Para, or blood rain. Student in Peru makes history by writing thesis in the Incas’ language 2019-10-27T04:00:00Z The results reflect the split between Bolivia’s urban population – which broadly backed the opposition – and the rural Andean populations that remain loyal to Morales, a former coca farmer. Bolivia's Evo Morales accuses opposition of attempting coup 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z The former llama herder and coca leaf farmer - now more often seen in colorfully-embroidered alpaca suits - took office as the first indigenous leader of the farming and gas-driven economy, one of the region’s smallest. Explainer: Bolivia's 'Evo' - socialist icon or would-be dictator? 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z He extradited a record number of suspected drug traffickers to the U.S. and aggressively expanded a U.S. program to aerially spray wide swaths of illegal coca crops with chemical herbicide. Ex-Colombia president questioned on witness tampering 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z Mr White now plans to extend beyond plantain and coca plants and plant scotch bonnet peppers too. Fight for survival on the climate change frontier 2019-09-14T04:00:00Z Conservation scientist Sofía López-Cubillos and six others write to urge the government of Colombia to keep pollinators in mind as it takes on illicit coca production. Daily briefing: The secret of Saturn Yellow 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z During Colombia’s long years of warfare, violence became a cover in some areas for massive coca production. Guerrillas' return to arms in Colombia complicates U.S. policy in Latin America 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z It was in the clandestine coca plantations that he made his first contact with the EPL. Colombia's ex-child rebel: 'How did I get here?' 2019-08-25T04:00:00Z Drugs keep flowing after El Chapo’s sentencing – more coca than ever from Colombia, plus the CJNG’s switch back towards heroin and strength in the market for its synthetic form, fentanyl. Now El Chapo’s back in jail, hunt is on for the Mexican drug baron’s money 2019-07-21T04:00:00Z The peace deal promised legal alternatives for coca farmers and more state presence in the rural areas, which would provide security and jobs. Peace is war as armed groups roil Colombia's lawless border region 2019-07-20T04:00:00Z The country plans to reintroduce large-scale application of glyphosate to destroy illegal coca fields — despite the damage that the herbicide causes to honeybees. Daily briefing: The secret of Saturn Yellow 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z Colombia in recent years rejected U.S. programs to eradicate coca by aerial spraying, in part because of health concerns. Guerrillas' return to arms in Colombia complicates U.S. policy in Latin America 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z A 2016 peace deal between Colombia and one group of leftist rebels includes funding meant to encourage farmers to replace coca with other crops. Colombia court upholds conditions for restarting aerial coca... 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z Since August 2018, she said, Colombia’s manual eradication squads grew from 22 to more than 100, with 66,528 hectares of coca uprooted in that period. Coca, the illicit plant that funded Colombia’s civil war, is flourishing again. Duque’s plan to destroy it is drawing opposition. 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z But long before it is snorted in cities such as Sydney or Auckland, the drug is produced by peasant farmers in Colombia, where coca crop output is at record highs. Where it all begins: Colombia's peasant farmers fuel Pacific drug trade 2019-06-25T04:00:00Z The deal included provisions to help peasants substitute coca crops for legal alternatives such as coffee and cacao. Narco-trafficking and petrol: a quarter of Colombia's fuel goes to make cocaine 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z Duque, who took office a year ago, ramped up manual eradication and last month, for the first time since 2012, the land dedicated to coca production slightly declined. Guerrillas' return to arms in Colombia complicates U.S. policy in Latin America 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z Instead, there are cocas, which look like pizza but aren’t, as cheeky murals on the wall insist. José Andrés’s Exuberant Spanish Food Hall at Hudson Yards 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z “Colombia’s earlier reduction of coca cultivation, between 2007 and 2012, was due in large part to sustained high levels of forced manual and aerial eradication.” Coca, the illicit plant that funded Colombia’s civil war, is flourishing again. Duque’s plan to destroy it is drawing opposition. 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z The crop-substitution program agreed to in the peace deal promised cash payments to those who uprooted their coca plants and replaced them with legal crops. Colombia’s peace deal promised a new era. This is what it looks like. 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z “It’s a business that is completely geared around coca,” said one community leader in the town. Narco-trafficking and petrol: a quarter of Colombia's fuel goes to make cocaine 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z In Peru, a community near the Colombian border was coerced into growing coca. An Uncommon Victory for an Indigenous Tribe in the Amazon 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z Farmers then switched to coca in the hope of qualifying for a government offer to compensate those growing the crop. More Mexico plane crashes signal surge in cocaine traffic from Colombia 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z To grow plantains or corn would mean carrying hundreds of pounds to market on his back to sell for a fraction of the price that coca brought — not enough to be worth hiring a mule. Coca, the illicit plant that funded Colombia’s civil war, is flourishing again. Duque’s plan to destroy it is drawing opposition. 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z But peace did little to make farmers rethink their business model: Last year, the amount of land used for coca leaf production reached an all-time high. Colombia’s peace deal promised a new era. This is what it looks like. 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z Bolivian farmers staged a “gran acullico,” or “the great chewing of coca,” to demand the release of their jailed leader and protest restrictions on growing coca. AP PHOTOS: Editor selections from Latin America, Caribbean 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z Colombia is aggressively pursuing palm oil development in areas formerly devoted to illegal crops such as coca, but it has a lot of catching up to match Asia’s output. How the world got hooked on palm oil 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z The Orlando Sentinel reports that public records show firefighter Kevin Reynolds told investigators he brought a box of coca tea home after hiking Machu Picchu in Peru. Florida firefighter blames coca tea for failing drug test 2019-02-16T05:00:00Z About 2,500 families in Southern Bolivar province uprooted about 2,500 hectares of coca plants, he said. Coca, the illicit plant that funded Colombia’s civil war, is flourishing again. Duque’s plan to destroy it is drawing opposition. 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z So many farmers have gone back to planting coca. Colombia’s peace deal promised a new era. This is what it looks like. 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z It financed farmers’ purchases of land and seeds for crops of coca, cocaine’s raw material; it secured transit routes and made deals with Mexican mafias, their main clients. Colombia’s lesser known rebel group still delivers violence and wreaks havoc 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z Farmers then switched to coca in the hope of qualifying for a government offer to compensate those who were growing the crop. Meth, cocaine overdoses rise as Mexican cartels sidestep anti-opioid crackdown 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z Drug cartels and coca producers further plunged the country into turmoil. In Colombia, adventures in former rebel strongholds 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z The program, which peaked in 2006, accomplished a drastic reduction in coca cultivation. Coca, the illicit plant that funded Colombia’s civil war, is flourishing again. Duque’s plan to destroy it is drawing opposition. 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z Violence is being used in Tumaco by the dissident guerrilla front and other armed criminal groups competing for territory in one of the nation’s biggest coca growing regions, Vivanco said. Report: Dissident rebels fuel violence in Colombia port city 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z But the economics of the wildlife trade are hardly normal; it behaves more like drug trafficking would if opium and coca plants were in danger of going extinct. China’s Mixed Messages on the Global Trade in Endangered-Animal Parts 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z Money matters are also likely to define the incoming administration’s dealings with Chile, Peru and Bolivia — Andean nations led, respectively, by a conservative billionaire, a centrist political insider and a hard-left former coca producer. Jair Bolsonaro Brazil win signals power shift in South America 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z Those killed include environmentalists, labor and political organizers, land rights activists and rural community figures opposed to the farming of coca crops. Colombia may have signed a peace deal, but activists keep getting killed - Los Angeles Times 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z “To return to fumigation is to return 20 years back in progress,” said Javier Aymala, a local spokesperson for the coca farmers association. Coca, the illicit plant that funded Colombia’s civil war, is flourishing again. Duque’s plan to destroy it is drawing opposition. 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z Guatemala made its first official discovery of a field of coca plants this May following the initial find of a plot in Honduras last year. Drug cartels test Central America for cocaine production 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z “The coca cola company gains self awareness?” asked one Twitter user. 'Hello, death': Coca-Cola mixes English and Māori on vending machine 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z The coca production figures show the government never gained control over the vast territory occupied by the rebels with whom it signed a peace deal in 2016, experts say. Land for Cocaine Production Hits Record in Colombia, U.N. Says 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z Colombia saw a record level of coca plant cultivation last year, according to a United Nations report released Wednesday, raising renewed concerns about the war on drugs. U.N. report says cultivation of the plant used to make cocaine is surging in Colombia 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z A scheme to use drones to spray coca crops with herbicide has, however, attracted criticism. 'Record' cocaine production in Colombia 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z Guatemala’s government declined comment on the coca finds, as did the U.S. embassies in Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador. Drug cartels test Central America for cocaine production 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z Duque, when he took office last month, identified the coca surge as a national security risk. UN says Colombia's coca production surges to record high 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z Mr. Duque, a conservative who took office in August, is now under redoubled pressure to stem the coca explosion, particularly from the U.S. Land for Cocaine Production Hits Record in Colombia, U.N. Says 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z “This is the highest figure since the United Nations began monitoring coca crops in Colombia” in 1999, Mathiasen told reporters in Bogota, the capital. U.N. report says cultivation of the plant used to make cocaine is surging in Colombia 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z Those factions have pressured coca farmers to steer clear of the peace process’ substitution programme, often at the barrel of a gun, and targeted regional activists who campaign in favour of the peace process’ provisions. Colombia continues to break records for cocaine production, report says 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z Hot and humid, Alta Verapaz is straddled by mountains up to 2,500 meters high, similar to the Andean parts of the Amazon basin where cultivation of coca is most widespread. Drug cartels test Central America for cocaine production 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z As in years past, the bulk of coca production in 2017 was concentrated in Colombia's southern region. UN says Colombia's coca production surges to record high 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z Many officials, particularly in the United States, note that the surge in coca leaf production coincided with Mr. Santos’ decision to stop spraying. Land for Cocaine Production Hits Record in Colombia, U.N. Says 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z “The best anti-drug policy is building strong governmental institutions in areas where coca is grown and in focusing on rural development,” Shifter said. U.N. report says cultivation of the plant used to make cocaine is surging in Colombia 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z Some farmers claim the military have been forcibly eradicating coca before giving them the chance to switch their crops. Colombia continues to break records for cocaine production, report says 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z Since cacao and coca thrive in similar conditions, cacao been promoted as one ideal replacement crop. Searching for Chocolate's Roots, and Enemies, in Colombia's Wilderness 2018-09-15T04:00:00Z Small aircraft loaded with herbicide are being sent to search for illegal fields of coca. Drones hunt cocaine in Colombia 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z Mr. McDermott also said it would be hard to reduce coca production in Colombia because shrubs planted in previous years are now reaching their maturity. Land for Cocaine Production Hits Record in Colombia, U.N. Says 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z To illustrate his point, he said that 63% of the 288 social leaders killed over the last two years in Colombia were slain in townships where coca crops are present. U.N. report says cultivation of the plant used to make cocaine is surging in Colombia 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z Seven people died, causing a national debate on the government’s willingness to accommodate coca farmers. Colombia continues to break records for cocaine production, report says 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z The small, remotely guided aircraft destroyed hundreds of acres of coca in a first round of tests, said police and the company contracted by the government to supply the drones. Colombia Tests Drones to Destroy Coca Plants Used for Cocaine 2018-08-19T04:00:00Z Following the ONDCP's report, the outgoing Mr Santos approved the use of drones to find and destroy coca crops. Drones hunt cocaine in Colombia 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z This was the case last October, when farmers blocked the military from entering coca farms outside the southern city of Tumaco and officials opened fire, killing a number of civilians. Land for Cocaine Production Hits Record in Colombia, U.N. Says 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z Estimates showed Colombian coca production at a record high in 2017, and the top White House drug official pronounced it “unacceptable” in June. Colombia’s young, pro-American leader takes office, faces challenge to meet Trump’s expectations 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z Colombia is currently testing a programme to aerially fumigate coca crops with the controversial herbicide glyphosate using unmanned drones. Colombia continues to break records for cocaine production, report says 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z But he prefers drones over planes to drop the herbicide, which would mitigate damage to legal crops growing adjacent to coca fields. Colombia Tests Drones to Destroy Coca Plants Used for Cocaine 2018-08-19T04:00:00Z She calls on the Colombian government to invest in alternative livelihoods for those involved in coca cultivation. Drones hunt cocaine in Colombia 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z Trump had lobbied Santos to resume spraying to kill coca plants when the two met at the White House in May 2017, Tillerson later told Congress. Trump administration sees new Colombian president as an ally in drug war 2018-08-05T04:00:00Z Among the reasons for the coca surge, observers say, is a crop-substitution program tied to Colombia’s peace deal that offered incentives to coca farmers to switch to legal crops. Colombia’s young, pro-American leader takes office, faces challenge to meet Trump’s expectations 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z Aerial fumigation was suspended in 2015 after the World Health Organization linked it to cancer, and experts have warned that the practice is unlikely to reduce coca production. Colombia continues to break records for cocaine production, report says 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z “This isn’t going to solve any of our problems but will instead increase them,” said Leider Valencia, a spokesman for an organization representing coca farmers across much of Colombia. Colombia Tests Drones to Destroy Coca Plants Used for Cocaine 2018-08-19T04:00:00Z His plans include an aggressive crackdown on coca cultivation in the country, a proposal that was extremely popular with his supporters. Here in Colombia, the hypocrisy of western cocaine users is laid bare | Iman Amrani 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z Sombra’s detective work is needed now more than ever as Colombia wrestles with soaring coca production that is testing traditionally close relations with the United States. Extraordinary drug dog worries Colombian cartel 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z Those incentives were so lucrative that some rural dwellers planted more coca to earn more cash. Colombia’s young, pro-American leader takes office, faces challenge to meet Trump’s expectations 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z Mr Santos was wrong to offer to pay for farmers to tear up coca fields. History will judge Colombia’s outgoing president kindly 2018-07-28T04:00:00Z “I’m not planting coca because I’m a drug trafficker or because I’m a terrorist,” Mr. Valencia said. Colombia Tests Drones to Destroy Coca Plants Used for Cocaine 2018-08-19T04:00:00Z Indigenous healers offer to read fortunes on coca leaves. A testament to the Andean gods survives in Bolivia’s capital 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z But they were traveling through a municipality that is home to Colombia’s largest harvest of illegal coca crops. Colombia: 3 judicial officials slain in holdout rebel ambush 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z He added that Colombia aims to remove 110,000 hectares of coca this use through forced eradication and crop substitution programs. Colombia to use herbicide drones against record coca harvest 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z Researchers found that, in the last year of her life, she consumed elevated amounts of coca leaves as well as alcohol. How Ancient Mummies Helped This Soccer Player Get to the World Cup 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z But in many regions, other coca farmers simply doubled down on coca. Colombia Tests Drones to Destroy Coca Plants Used for Cocaine 2018-08-19T04:00:00Z WASHINGTON—Colombian coca cultivation rose again in 2017, reaching a new high, according to an official U.S. assessment released Monday that is likely to fuel fresh consternation against a key Latin American ally. Coca Cultivation in Colombia Reaches New High 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z In March, the two nations developed a plan to cut coca cultivation in half over the next five years. White House decries ‘alarming’ surge in cocaine production 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z Last week, the government said the amount of land dedicated to coca production surged 23 percent last year, to 180,000 hectares, a level unseen in decades. Doubts looms over Colombia peace deal with hawk’s election 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z The naturally-growing plant eases altitude sickness, and people trekking up high altitudes used to stuff wads of coca into their cheeks and chew on it. How Ancient Mummies Helped This Soccer Player Get to the World Cup 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z What is to be done about rising coca production? Colombia Elects Iván Duque, Populist Conservative, as President 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z The Santos government says it is working with the U.S. to put in place a program to cut the coca crop by half in five years. Colombians Choose Between Polar Opposites as They Pick New President 2018-06-17T04:00:00Z When the rebels ruled parts of Catatumbo, for instance, they brought a ruthless kind of law and order to a land known for minerals, oil and, especially, coca crops. Two years after Colombia’s peace accord, the historic pact is in jeopardy 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z In his victory speech on Sunday, he said the rise in coca production threatens Colombia’s national security. Doubts looms over Colombia peace deal with hawk’s election 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z To Stanish, it speaks to a larger cultural misunderstanding about what coca represents. How Ancient Mummies Helped This Soccer Player Get to the World Cup 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z “Much of it was used for processing coca leaves.” Researchers imaging ancient treasures find hidden history 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z Clause one commits a government to “integrated rural reform”, while clause four demands the voluntary and enforced eradication, and substitution of coca. Colombia elections: rightwinger and former guerrilla head for presidential runoff 2018-05-27T04:00:00Z A programme to replace coca with legal crops is constrained by too little money and too much bureaucracy. Will Colombia’s next president imperil the peace deal with the FARC? 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z He criticizes the traditional military approach to combating drugs in Colombia and advocates closer cooperation with rural farmers who rely on the coca crop. For decades, Colombia battled leftist guerrillas. Now one is a leading presidential candidate. 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z Tea made from coca leaves ground into powder is a legal, traditional drink in the Andean region and is used as a light stimulant like coffee or to counter the effects of altitude sickness. Wave of anger spreads across Peru after star soccer player's coca tea leads to World Cup ban 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z In an ironic twist, some California flower growers weary of import competition have started trying to grow cannabis, a plant that, like coca, is deemed illicit by the federal government. California flower town wrestles with odor amid shift to pot 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z Carlos Castilla is one of those working on the front line of the accord’s implementation, for a division of the agriculture ministry, helping coca growers substitute their crop with licit alternatives. Colombia elections: rightwinger and former guerrilla head for presidential runoff 2018-05-27T04:00:00Z To overcome altitude sickness, some people carry small oxygen tanks, while others resort to chewing coca leaves. Will Tourism Ruin the Rainbow Mountain of Peru? 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z In the past couple of years, coca production in Colombia has soared, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. Colombian scientists race to study once-forbidden territory before it is lost to development—or new conflict 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z The anger boiled over near Tumaco in October, when seven farmers died in a firefight with police and soldiers who pulled up their coca bushes. Special Report: A fractured peace – violent rivals rush into FARC... 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z Three years ago Colombia decided to ban the aerial spraying of coca crops over environmental and health concerns. Colombia could use drones to fight cocaine production 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z He blames drinking tea contaminated with coca leaves. Peru captain could miss World Cup in doping appeal case 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z It is using data gathered from a French-built satellite, which also tracks coca production and deforestation, to map mossy places. Peru discovers the value of moss 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z The 16-page report says several of the victims were killed over their support for substituting new crops for illegal coca and for making rural land reforms. UN says 84 rights activists killed in Colombia last year 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z There are many reasons a local could become a target – from having the wrong acquaintances, to refusing extortionists, to supporting coca eradication. Special Report: A fractured peace – violent rivals rush into FARC... 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z As well as attacking the state, armed groups also target small-scale growers of coca who want to switch crops. Colombia’s two anti-coca strategies are at war with each other 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z The new courts have not begun work, coca production is still soaring and many rural towns do not have a single police officer. Colombian Rebels Suspend Election Campaign, Putting Peace Into Limbo 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z But alarmed by the peacetime surge in coca production, the Trump administration has warned it may return to a policy defined by the war on drugs, and punish Colombia as it struggles to recover. U.S. alarmed over surge in coca production in Colombia 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z But he will raise the issue of increased coca cultivation in Colombia when he meets with President Juan Manuel Santos, a complaint that may prove to be an irritant among Colombians. Tillerson Tries to Soothe Troubled Allies in Latin America. It’s Not an Easy Sell. 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z “We need something viable to replace coca,” said Carlos Leonardo Estacio, a 50-year-old farmer, noting the convenience of buyers coming to them in the remote region. Special Report: A fractured peace – violent rivals rush into FARC... 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z The jump in coca production brought pressure from the United States. Colombia’s two anti-coca strategies are at war with each other 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z It forced peasants to grow coca and extorted funds from wide sections of the population. Colombian Rebels Suspend Election Campaign, Putting Peace Into Limbo 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z Reacting to that surge, Trump threatened to decertify Colombia last year, meaning aid would be stopped or reduced until the nation made progress in eradicating the coca crops. U.S. alarmed over surge in coca production in Colombia 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z In wide-ranging remarks, Mr. Tillerson also pledged more help in Mexico’s fight against drug cartels and Colombia’s peace initiative and efforts to cut back on coca production. Before South America Trip, Tillerson Warns Against Trade With China 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z A hectare of coca, a fast-growing plant that can be harvested in three months, can reap 44 million pesos a year, about $15,000, according to national police in the area. Special Report: A fractured peace – violent rivals rush into FARC... 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z Many Colombians are nearly as worried about coca as Mr Trump. Colombia’s two anti-coca strategies are at war with each other 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z Guerrero’s defense said the striker and Peru captain drank tea contaminated with coca leaves before a World Cup qualifier against Argentina on Oct. Flamengo won’t pay Guerrero due to doping suspension 2018-01-14T05:00:00Z “Almost everyone in this area grew coca. Many still do,” he said. 'It's a perverse system': how Colombia's farmers are reforesting their logged land 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z President Donald Trump threatened to decertify Colombia as a partner in the war against drugs earlier this year unless the South American reverses a record coca surge. Sessions in Colombia to discuss combating drug trafficking 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z A cornerstone of the plan is a crop substitution effort for farmers who rely on income from coca. Special Report: A fractured peace – violent rivals rush into FARC... 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z Small-scale coca growers, caught between the security forces and the drug gangs, are among the most vulnerable to it. Colombia’s two anti-coca strategies are at war with each other 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z A 10-acre farm might yield its operator enough coca to generate sales of up to $2,000 a month to customers who would then process it for export. Colombian coca farmers, facing a threat to their livelihood, resist U.S.-backed efforts to eradicate cocaine production 2017-11-24T05:00:00Z “We grew tired of the coca and decided not to work that again.” 'It's a perverse system': how Colombia's farmers are reforesting their logged land 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z They planted coca because they knew they would be offered subsidies later not to grow the plant. Colombia signs UN deal to tackle cocaine 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z Among the most violent corners of Colombia is Tumaco, in the southwest, where a network of rivers provides a crucial Pacific outlet for sprawling coca plantations nearby. Special Report: A fractured peace – violent rivals rush into FARC... 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z In a Black Hawk circling a coca field just outside Alto Mira y Frontera, a police officer spots three motorbikes speeding towards it. Colombia’s two anti-coca strategies are at war with each other 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z “They don’t want to leave this coca business to their children and grandchildren, don’t want to hand down the problem to future generations,” Riascos said. Colombian coca farmers, facing a threat to their livelihood, resist U.S.-backed efforts to eradicate cocaine production 2017-11-24T05:00:00Z Vergara eradicated the coca through an agreement with local authorities, and then cleared additional land for cattle. 'It's a perverse system': how Colombia's farmers are reforesting their logged land 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z Their campaign to carve out territory between the coca and the sugar cane challenges the colonial hierarchies in the valley. Battle for the mother land: indigenous people of Colombia fighting for their lands 2017-10-28T04:00:00Z The increase has various causes, including Colombia’s 2015 decision, for health and environmental reasons, to stop aerial dusting of pesticide on coca plantations. Special Report: A fractured peace – violent rivals rush into FARC... 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z The problems in the turbulent municipality of Tumaco began on Thursday when several hundred farmers clashed with police as they attempted to eradicate illegal coca crops. UN: Colombian police fired on mission sent to probe slayings 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z Mafias routinely issue death threats to coca farmers, warning them to not accept alternative development assistance. Colombian coca farmers, facing a threat to their livelihood, resist U.S.-backed efforts to eradicate cocaine production 2017-11-24T05:00:00Z The Farc built an illegal road south of Vergara’s farm, hidden under a canopy of trees, to transport coca from deep within in the jungle. 'It's a perverse system': how Colombia's farmers are reforesting their logged land 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z The price of coca – which was never high at this bottom rung of the narco industry – has plunged. Battle for the mother land: indigenous people of Colombia fighting for their lands 2017-10-28T04:00:00Z A government program to manually eradicate the 188,000 hectares of coca crops calls for voluntary eradication through pacts with communities and, where that fails, forcibly pulling up the plants. Colombia suspends four police officers after deaths of protesting coca farmers 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z The agreement also addresses thorny issues such as how to reduce Colombia’s booming coca production and provide economic alternatives to poor farmers. Former Colombia rebels try hand at politics with new party 2017-08-27T04:00:00Z The peace deal reached in November 2016 promised to quash coca production. Colombian coca farmers, facing a threat to their livelihood, resist U.S.-backed efforts to eradicate cocaine production 2017-11-24T05:00:00Z Farc dissidents still operate in Guaviare, continuing to tax farmers – including Vergara – and violently protesting against government efforts to eradicate coca. 'It's a perverse system': how Colombia's farmers are reforesting their logged land 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z The agreement also addresses thorny issues like how to reduce Colombia’s booming coca production and provide economic alternatives to poor farmers. Former Colombia rebels try hand at politics with new party 2017-08-27T04:00:00Z Pence also addressed the spike in coca production in the Colombia, saying the worsening crisis required “swift action to protect the people of both our countries.” Mike Pence tries to strike balance on Venezuela 2017-08-14T04:00:00Z Pence also addressed a spike in coca production in Colombia, saying the worsening crisis required “swift action to protect the people of both our countries.” In Latin America, VP Pence threads needle on Venezuela 2017-08-14T04:00:00Z Santos set a goal that 250,000 acres of coca — roughly two-thirds the national total as of last December — would be eradicated this year. Colombian coca farmers, facing a threat to their livelihood, resist U.S.-backed efforts to eradicate cocaine production 2017-11-24T05:00:00Z “What is more short-term than livestock ranching or coca?” said Ehrlich. 'It's a perverse system': how Colombia's farmers are reforesting their logged land 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z For instance, Pence pressured Santos to curb the flow of drugs into the United States, including reducing the surging levels of coca production in Colombia, which he called “our greatest concern” about the country. Pence vows to end ‘the tragedy of tyranny’ in Venezuela through ‘peaceable means’ 2017-08-13T04:00:00Z This is not the first attempt to wean Putumayo off growing coca. Colombia: Searching for an alternative to coca - BBC News 2017-08-13T04:00:00Z “There were yams, bananas, coca, coconuts, mangoes, oranges, guavas. Everything grew in and around the backyard… Coxeaths’ wild bush was like a natural playground. Usain Bolt: now you see him, soon you won’t… 2017-07-30T04:00:00Z Drug Enforcement Administration said in a report last month forecasting even more coca cultivation and bigger shipments this year. Colombian coca farmers, facing a threat to their livelihood, resist U.S.-backed efforts to eradicate cocaine production 2017-11-24T05:00:00Z The others plan to raise chickens and plant forest systems using Sinchi’s model, although many coca growers are protesting violently against any change. 'It's a perverse system': how Colombia's farmers are reforesting their logged land 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z Analysts say much of it was due to the end of the eradication of coca crops by spraying. Colombia coca cultivation rises by 50% says UN - BBC News 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z Half of that amount is to be forcibly eradicated, and the other half removed through crop substitution agreements with coca farmers. Colombia producing more cocaine than ever before, UN figures show 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z Special tribunals are to be established to settle war-crimes cases, and farmers are to be given incentives to stop growing coca leaf. ‘Goodbye, Weapons!’ FARC Disarmament in Colombia Signals New Era 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z The boom is partly due to the 2015 elimination of aerial spraying with glyphosate, an herbicide that killed coca plants but raised health concerns. Colombian coca farmers, facing a threat to their livelihood, resist U.S.-backed efforts to eradicate cocaine production 2017-11-24T05:00:00Z Santos listed his country’s needs for post-war reconstruction, including rebuilding roads and other infrastructure, resettling displaced peasants and demobilized guerrilla fighters, creating new judicial mechanisms and eradicating coca crops. Colombian President Santos goes to White House to seek aid guarantees 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z The United Nations says there was a 50% increase last year in the area of land being used to cultivate coca leaf in Colombia. Colombia coca cultivation rises by 50% says UN - BBC News 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z When Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos travels to Washington to meet with President Trump on May 18, his country’s coca binge is likely to be a sore point. A side effect of peace in Colombia? A cocaine boom in the U.S. 2017-05-07T04:00:00Z On top of it, close family members place offerings to Maria - coca plant leaves, cigarettes, bitter nuts and fresh buffalo ears. Living with the dead - BBC News 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z At the same time, promises during peace negotiations to pay coca farmers to switch crops backfired and spurred a rush to plant coca in time to cash in. Colombian coca farmers, facing a threat to their livelihood, resist U.S.-backed efforts to eradicate cocaine production 2017-11-24T05:00:00Z And some members of Congress and the Trump administration are alarmed at record levels of coca production, which is making a comeback after years of decline. Colombian President Santos goes to White House to seek aid guarantees 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z While they controlled the valley, Farc took a cut of all the coca base that moved through the area, until about six or eight months ago, according to Silva, the community leader. Colombia's armed groups sow seeds of new conflict as war with Farc ends 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z Experts say that this sort of peer-pressure method is the only one that works, because if there is coca around, the trafficking gangs will never leave. A side effect of peace in Colombia? A cocaine boom in the U.S. 2017-05-07T04:00:00Z While she respects the traditional uses, she said at least 90 percent of the Peruvian coca production still ends up being turned into the drug. Coca expansion in Latin America further strains U.S. ties 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z In late 2016, the government signed an export agreement with Ecuador for coca leaf products, and negotiations are under way with Paraguay and Venezuela. Bolivia aims to rebrand coca, as crop best known for cocaine remains tough sell 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z The biggest percentage increase over the last two decades took place in 2015, when coca production rose nearly 42 percent. US says Colombia’s coca production surges to record levels 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z BOGOTÁ, Colombia—Cultivation of the cocaine-producing coca plant rose to a record here last year, U.S. figures showed Tuesday, putting pressure on Colombia’s government to implement ambitious programs to wean farmers off illicit crops. Cultivation of Cocaine-Producing Coca Plant Rises to Record in Colombia 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z The government will pay families up to $12,000 over a two-year period — a considerable sum in rural Colombia calculated to be at least as remunerative as growing coca. A side effect of peace in Colombia? A cocaine boom in the U.S. 2017-05-07T04:00:00Z Mr. Morales’ decision to legalize increased coca production is not without dangers, especially given that most of the planes using clandestine airstrips in Peru commute to and from the neighboring country, Ms. Masias Claux said. Coca expansion in Latin America further strains U.S. ties 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z “This would be good for the world, which will benefit as we do from our sacred coca leaf.” Bolivia aims to rebrand coca, as crop best known for cocaine remains tough sell 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z In Putumayo, a department along Colombia’s border with Ecuador that is one of the nation’s top coca producers, farmers said they would be willing to renounce drug production if the government provided a viable alternative. US says Colombia’s coca production surges to record levels 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z No possible causes were suggested, but the Management Plan cites coca and other agriculture as reasons for the deforestation in the buffer zone. The top 10 threats to the most biodiverse place on earth 2017-03-11T05:00:00Z Colombian authorities say they will hold the line this year by using more forceful methods in places such as Tumaco, where they say criminal gangs, not humble peasants, are mounting “industrial-scale” coca operations. A side effect of peace in Colombia? A cocaine boom in the U.S. 2017-05-07T04:00:00Z Poppies are replaced with wheat; coca leaf with coffee. After decades fighting drugs, Colombia joins marijuana trade 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z Government officials admit that they underestimated international resistance, largely because in Bolivia, coca is so widely accepted as harmless. Bolivia aims to rebrand coca, as crop best known for cocaine remains tough sell 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z Some 82,000 families across Colombia depend on coca for their sustenance, providing an income of about $1,180 per peasant a year. US says Colombia’s coca production surges to record levels 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z Mr Morales is himself a former coca farmer and dismissed warnings that the move would fuel the illegal drug trade. Bolivia's Morales boosts legal coca production - BBC News 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z Gen. Jose Mendoza, invited a group of reporters to see the eradication work and the scale of the new coca fields. A side effect of peace in Colombia? A cocaine boom in the U.S. 2017-05-07T04:00:00Z “And part of that armed protection was Julio’s murder because he was undermining the drug trade by organizing farmers to replace coca for other crops,” she said. Families of victims of Colombia's paramilitaries get their day in US court 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z As Bolivia uses 14,700 hectares for chewing and teas according to a 2014 European Union study, this leaves 7,300 hectares of “excess” coca. Bolivia aims to rebrand coca, as crop best known for cocaine remains tough sell 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z The programme is supported by the Farc and will initially focus on 40 municipalities responsible for more than half of Colombia's coca production. Colombian government and rebels announce cocaine crop plan - BBC News 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z The government hopes to boost the export of coca leaf products, according to the La Razon newspaper. Bolivia's Morales boosts legal coca production - BBC News 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z In the meantime, the Colombian government insists that it is fighting the coca boom on all fronts. A side effect of peace in Colombia? A cocaine boom in the U.S. 2017-05-07T04:00:00Z “Will it have any lasting effect? No. Colombia’s current coca crop is the largest in history.” A murder house, a gold AK-47 and $1m bribes: how El Chapo built Sinaloa cartel 2017-01-21T05:00:00Z For growers, most with little direct connection with the drug trade, coca is what supports them and their families. Bolivia aims to rebrand coca, as crop best known for cocaine remains tough sell 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z During the armed conflict, the Farc initially taxed farmers producing coca in areas under its control, but eventually dominated trafficking in those areas. Colombian government and rebels announce cocaine crop plan - BBC News 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z "We want to guarantee coca supplies for life" for people who use the leaves legally, the leftist leader said in a speech. Bolivia's Morales boosts legal coca production - BBC News 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z Persuading farmers to stop growing so much coca might be a bigger challenge. A side effect of peace in Colombia? A cocaine boom in the U.S. 2017-05-07T04:00:00Z “It’s no secret that the peace negotiations have aided coca production,” said Mr. Diaz-Balart. FARC peace deal in jeopardy if U.S. lawmakers block funds committed by Obama 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z They herd llamas and goats on arid land, knit Andean hats for extra money and chew coca leaves to fight off the altitude’s dizzying effects. Indigenous people are left poor as tech world takes lithium from under their feet 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z But the preferred strategy appears to be winning over the estimated 64,000 peasant families dependent on the coca trade. Colombian government and rebels announce cocaine crop plan - BBC News 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z The level of public funding will be reduced for a political party the guerrillas plan to set up, and aerial spraying of coca fields will be allowed, he said. Hurdles Remain for New Colombia Peace Deal With FARC Guerrillas 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z If farmers don’t get the official payments, they are likely to keep planting coca. A side effect of peace in Colombia? A cocaine boom in the U.S. 2017-05-07T04:00:00Z Meanwhile brainless plants like the opium poppy and the coca bush control a very large number of US. Resettling China’s ‘Ecological Migrants’ 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z But by far the most pressing concern for residents is the future of the region's coca economy. Colombia peace deal: Left in limbo as Farc rebels fail to show - BBC News 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z The problem is that Colombia’s sprawling countryside, with its concentrated landownership and lack of infrastructure for crops other than coca, needs the reforms that were built into the peace deal. After a stunning referendum, Colombians need another way forward 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z In addition to surrendering its arms, the Farc must assist the government in an agreement to work jointly towards eradication of coca crops. No return to civil war, Farc leader promises ahead of Colombia vote 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z Soon the coca fields appeared, right up the border with Ecuador. A side effect of peace in Colombia? A cocaine boom in the U.S. 2017-05-07T04:00:00Z Farc commits to cut all links to drug trafficking, support an illicit crop eradication programme, and to provide information and support for mine-clearing efforts that will alleviate humanitarian concerns and make coca eradication more efficient. Preparing for peace: inside Farc’s Colombian jungle base 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z To save embarrassment in the presence of UN observers, government functionaries made a last-minute decision to uproot any coca plants that fell within the designated limits, one government delegate told the BBC. Colombia peace deal: Left in limbo as Farc rebels fail to show - BBC News 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z In Latin America the destruction of coca bushes generally hurts small producers but leaves the kingpins untouched. Hash and burn 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z After years of falling output, Colombian farmers are growing as much illegal coca today as when the American aid package was conceived in 1998. ‘Plan Colombia’: How Washington learned to love Latin American intervention again 2016-09-18T04:00:00Z “Frankly, we don’t believe violence is the right instrument to rid Colombia of coca,” Villegas said. A side effect of peace in Colombia? A cocaine boom in the U.S. 2017-05-07T04:00:00Z “It’s obvious Mr. Hernán did not agree with what this man was proposing to the peasants, because he grows coca — and because encroaching on his turf was sufficient motive to kill somebody,” Mr. Sierra testified. The Secret History of Colombia’s Paramilitaries and the U.S. War on Drugs 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z Even if the peace agreement were to be salvaged in its present form, Putumayo's coca farmers would still harbour serious doubts about a commitment by a historically neglectful central government. Colombia peace deal: Left in limbo as Farc rebels fail to show - BBC News 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z Colombia’s illegal coca crop will shrink again if the peace deal sticks, they say. Colombian peace deal could mark rare victory for U.S. diplomacy 2016-08-27T04:00:00Z Officials say the raids are part of a new strategy to target producers and traffickers rather than poor farmers who grow the coca plant. Colombia destroy cocaine labs in jungle region - BBC News 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z Believers also "feed the earth" by burying clay containers with boiled food, together with coca leaves, wine, cigarettes and an indigenous drink called "chicha." Bolivians honor Mother Earth with celebration 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z He was not antidrug in a moralistic way, but alarmed by the deforestation caused by coca cultivation, his daughter said. The Secret History of Colombia’s Paramilitaries and the U.S. War on Drugs 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z He was trying to lose weight, and so, while the rest of us ate dinner, he would unfurl a piece of embroidered Andean cloth and take out a bag of coca leaves. An Isolated Tribe Emerges from the Rain Forest 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z “This was an area of Colombia where the only real source of means of support was to engage in the production of coca.” Colombian Cocaine Kingpin Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z "He looks at those who are usually overlooked, plunging into Guatemalan sewer waters and climbing to Andean coca fields to show the struggles so many face in the region," the announcement said. AP's Rodrigo Abd among this year's 4 Cabot Prize winners 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z Elsewhere on the sprawling base, in an experimental field growing 23 varieties of coca, procedures and equipment are being tested against growers’ ever-changing techniques. Coca's comeback forces Colombia to rethink drug war 2016-07-17T04:00:00Z Ferin Oviedo, a representative of the Guayabero Regional Farmers' Association, said coca, unlike the government, helped provide the local residents with "a way of sustaining their families in every sense." Coca farmers face uncertain future as Colombia nears peace deal 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z As the evenings wore on, he would become more animated, chewing coca and rolling cigarettes—organic tobacco, he assured me. An Isolated Tribe Emerges from the Rain Forest 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z “If we eat it’s because of coca money, if we have schools for our children it’s because we built them with coca money, our health depends on coca money,” says Rodríguez. After 30 years on the frontline, Colombia looks beyond the failed war on drugs 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z The amount of nitrogen-containing compounds, known as alkaloids, differs between coca cultivars. Track marks 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z A visit earlier this year by The Associated Press to a FARC-controlled area in Antioquia found some coca growers bracing for confrontation and showing no sign of slowing down. Coca's comeback forces Colombia to rethink drug war 2016-07-17T04:00:00Z The tourist trade catered largely to backpackers looking for cheap hostels and coca tea. Fine Dining for a Better World? 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z As we readied our boats to cross back to Nomole, Maldonado confessed that he had chewed too much coca the night before. An Isolated Tribe Emerges from the Rain Forest 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z Standing among bright green bushes of coca on a steep hillside of this remote village in north-eastern Colombia, he sprays weedkiller around the base of each bush. After 30 years on the frontline, Colombia looks beyond the failed war on drugs 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z The former coca farmer is credited with improving indigenous rights through social programmes and the introduction of a pluri-national constitution that recognised the multi-ethnic diversity of the country. Bolivia's cholitas: female wrestlers put discrimination in a stranglehold | Dan Collyns 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z But earlier, as a congressman and coca grower making his push for power, he fathered two children and initially failed to provide child support. Bolivian President Evo Morales says wants to see a son he'd long thought dead in a strange new twist to a scandal focused on his former girlfriend, who has been arrested as part of an influence-trafficking probe 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z I had been drinking coca tea since I arrived; it’s illegal in the United States, but as common as chamomile here, where it’s used to combat fatigue, settle the stomach, and quell hunger pangs. Fine Dining for a Better World? 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z He brought together several different political factions under MAS to win the presidency, with support from coca farmers, indigenous organizations, labor unions and the intellectual left. Bolivians Reject Leader’s Bid to Stay 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z Ovalle also remembers government promises of helping farmers substitute their coca for legal crops. After 30 years on the frontline, Colombia looks beyond the failed war on drugs 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z Morales, 56, now serving his third term, was trying to change the constitution so he could run for re-election in 2019, potentially allowing the former coca grower to remain president until 2025. Evo Morales looks set to lose Bolivia referendum on fourth term 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z The fiery leftist and former coca grower was popular. Bolivia to Vote on Term Limits Amid Growing Doubts About Its President 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z Morales, the former leader of a coca growers’ union, ran for office on the Movement Toward Socialism ticket. Fine Dining for a Better World? 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z Mr. Morales, Bolivia’s first indigenous president and a former leader of coca growers, first gained office during a wave of electoral victories by leftist Latin American presidents who were vocal critics of the U.S. Bolivia’s Evo Morales Faces Tough Vote on Referendum 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z “They told us to pull up the coca and we would get help to grow and sell other things,” Ovalle says. After 30 years on the frontline, Colombia looks beyond the failed war on drugs 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z His purpose: to grow 23 different varieties of coca and run a mock-up drug lab to train officers for a stepped-up campaign on drug fields and labs in Colombia’s jungles. Colombia Steps Up Fight Against Cocaine Gangs 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z “The fumigations ruined our food crops but the coca would just grow back stronger.” Plan Colombia's mixed legacy: coca thrives but peace deal may be on horizon 2016-02-03T05:00:00Z Many held aloft photographs of Morales, a former coca grower who is credited with improving indigenous rights through social programmes and the introduction of a pluri-national constitution that recognised the multi-ethnic diversity of the country. Evo Morales celebrates 10 years as Bolivia's 'indigenous socialist' president 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z Too skewed towards trying to win the unwinnable war on drugs by spraying coca fields from the air, and too compromised by giving money to an army stained by human-rights abuses, they said. A new plan for Colombia 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z “We did but the help never came and we went back to coca.” After 30 years on the frontline, Colombia looks beyond the failed war on drugs 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z He was chewing madly on coca leaves, the all-purpose Bolivian pick-me-up. An Exhilarating (If Risky) Family Adventure in Bolivia 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z As the herbicide rained down on their farms, NGO’s with Plan Colombia cash offered coca growers were offered incentives to substitute coca for legal crops. Plan Colombia's mixed legacy: coca thrives but peace deal may be on horizon 2016-02-03T05:00:00Z HUMAHUACA, Argentina — Winding down a presidential campaign that is upending this country’s politics, Mauricio Macri dutifully chewed on coca leaves, a symbol of the resilience of indigenous culture in this remote corner of northern Argentina. Argentina Considers Shift as Upstart Rises in Presidential Race 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z A recent spike in coca production in certain areas of the country must be considered in the larger context of our global fight on drugs. Colombia is a nation transformed 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z After some reduction of coca crops in the 2000s, they are growing again. After 30 years on the frontline, Colombia looks beyond the failed war on drugs 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z “But if we don’t give the farmers an alternative, they’re going to keep growing coca.” Colombia is again the world’s top coca producer. Here’s why that’s a blow to the U.S. 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z Fifteen years on, cattle graze where coca once grew by the side of the road and cacao is more easily spotted than coca. Plan Colombia's mixed legacy: coca thrives but peace deal may be on horizon 2016-02-03T05:00:00Z In May, his government ordering a halt to the aerial spraying of illegal coca fields, rejecting a major tool in the American-backed antidrug campaign because of concerns that the herbicide spray causes cancer. Mexico’s Supreme Court Opens Door to Legalizing Marijuana Use 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z Customs officials said they confiscated more than 10 pounds of the paste, a gummy substance that is extracted from coca leaves and then dried and turned into the white powder sold on the street. AP PHOTOS: Chocolate meth? Customs agents have seen it all 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z “The chemicals we use to make coca paste are bad for our health and they are bad for the environment. We would much rather grow food.” After 30 years on the frontline, Colombia looks beyond the failed war on drugs 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z Some of the country’s coca strongholds are likely to remain no-go zones for years — Colombia has more deaths and injuries from anti-personnel mines than anywhere outside Afghanistan. Colombia is again the world’s top coca producer. Here’s why that’s a blow to the U.S. 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z |
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