In Review
Coca and Cocaine: Effects on People and Policy in Latin America edited by Deborah Pacini and Christine Fran- quemont. Cultural
EL DORADO GONE AWRY
COCA BLANKETS THE HILLS SURROUNDING Peru's Huallaga Valley and carpets much of Bolivia's Chapare. These two regions, now a drug
The Addict Economies
DEEP INSIDE BOLIVIA'S SIGLO XX TIN MINE, three men get ready to begin their day's work. Not long ago, this
EL SALVADOR The Selling of ARENA
Ever since Josd Napole6n Duarte's Christian Democrats were defeated in municipal and legislative elections last spring, U.S. policy-makers have faced
THE MAGIC BULLET
IT IS THE DRUG WARRIOR'S DREAM: A chemical applied from the air that makes coca plants shrivel up and die.
Coca’s Shining Path
JANUARY 19, 1988. THE ENTIRE POPULATION of Barranca is in the village square, along with resi- dents of 15 other
MEXICO An Exchange
Last August and September, histo- rian John Womack of Harvard Uni- versity wrote a series of letters to the editors
Under the Flag of Law Enforcement
ON JUNE 28 OF LAST YEAR, SHORTLY BE- fore Bolivia passed a new law aimed at control- ling coca production,
COCA The Real Green Revolution
OVER THE PAST 500 YEARS A HANDFUL of deities has played havoc with Latin America. They have swept through nations,
Comment
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A “Moderate” Speaks
What do you think caused the war ? I think that it has a lot to do with Soviet expansionism,
DOES THE POPE DO DOPE?
WHEN POPE JOHN PAUL II VISITED BOLIVIA last year, the press published daily accounts of the number of cups of
