Bolivia Celebrates Coca Gamble Success in the UN

Sara Shahriari
January 16, 2013
Thousands of coca farmers rallied in Bolivia Monday, January 14 to celebrate the country's recent victory in the United Nations, the latest chapter in the Andean nation's quest to ...

Coca Leaf Cultivation Drops in Bolivia as US Criticizes anti-Drug Efforts

Sara Shahriari
October 08, 2012
The 'sacred leaf,' as coca is often called by indigenous Bolivians, has been cultivated in the Andean region for thousands of years...

Bolivia Withdraws from UN Treaty That Limits Chewing Coca Leaf

Sara Shahriari
July 08, 2011
Bolivia's President Evo Morales announced July 7 that he has withdrawn the Andean country from a United Nations treaty that bans chewing the coca leaf...

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