¿Perderá alguna vez la hoja de coca su estigma?
La reciente decisión de la Organización Mundial de la Salud de rechazar la reclasificación de la hoja de coca supone un nuevo fracaso a la hora de comprender la importancia cultural de esta planta.
Por qué fracasó el primer laboratorio legal de coca en Colombia
Una comunidad indígena Nasa quiso darle a la hoja de coca un uso distinto al narcotráfico. Pero el proyecto se desplomó bajo el peso de la presión estadounidense y la prohibición internacional.
Why Colombia’s First Legal Coca Lab Failed
An Indigenous Nasa community set out to offer farmers an alternative to the drug trade, but the project collapsed under the weight of U.S. pressure and international prohibitions.
In the Face of Violence, Catatumbo’s Communities Call for Solidarity
Failed peace negotiations and the battle for control over valuable territory have produced an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe.
Subsistence-Based, Non-Repressive Drug Programs Actually Work
There is half as much coca in Bolivia than both Peru and Colombia, where forced eradication persists. How does Bolivia do it? (Audio)
Peru’s Cocaleros on the March
Farmers and local organizers from Peru’s prominent coca-cultivating regions staged a mass demonstration last April. Led in large part by
The Evolution of the FARC: A Guerrilla Group’s Long History
Fierce battles, often characterized by extreme cruelty, marked the early twentieth century in Colombia, as land-hungry peasants and their reformist
The Price of Success: Bolivia’s War Against Drugs and the Poor
For the first time in nearly half a century, Bolivia has been dropped from the list of major drug-producing countries.
The Beat Goes on: The U.S. War on Coca
In unguarded moments during the month-long road blockade of September and October 2000, coca growers and Bolivian security forces chatted,
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
The Hands That Feed Us
Llama blood splashes onto the dry soil, spattering the walls of nearby adobe houses. The farmers of Río Palca, an
