Coca Sí, Cocaina No | Bolivia 2008 (103 images)
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The first harvest of the year for any coca...
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In David Montevilla's coca field, family and...
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In David Montevilla's coca field, family and...
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Don Julian chews coca and smokes a cigarette...
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Just outside of Chulumani in the Los Yungas...
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Children play beneath a tree as the sun begins...
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A young boy during the last day of Carnaval in...
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Men from the coca farming community of Pasto...
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Street scene during the last day of Carnaval in...
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Men and women from the coca farming community...
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Street scene during the last day of Carnaval in...
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Street scene during the last day of Carnaval in...
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A couple rests during the last day of Carnaval...
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Teenagers ride on top of a truck between the...
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A cocalero - or coca farmer - from the Los...
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A large passenger bus travels along the Yungas...
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Coca is packed into 50lb. bags in Chulumani...
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Cocalero, Carlos Pacheco, rests in a hundred...
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Packing coca in Chulumani in preparation for...
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Weeds grow through the engine compartment of an...
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Carlos Pacheco, a cocalero from Los Yungas,...
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A meeting of the cocalero's union in the coca...
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Coca is packed into 50lb. bags in Chulumani...
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Tatiana Perez and her mother harvest coca in...
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Tatiana Perez and her mother pick coca in the...
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Early morning scene at the "tranca" - or bus...
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The tranca - or bus & truck "depot" in the...
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As the sun begins to set, a child plays with a...
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Early in the morning, a man walks past the...
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Marcela Castro is a cocalera from the...
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Romer Castro runs outside of his family's house...
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Carlos Pacheco displays a few examples of what...
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At a press conference in La Paz, given by...
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At a press conference in La Paz, the head of...
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An Aymara woman walks along the road that...
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Graffiti on a wall in La Paz states, "Coca is...
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Typical terraced coca fields set in the lush...
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Don Zacarias prepares new terraces for coca on...
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A cocalero hauls bags of coca on the back of...
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Because there is now a shortage of land for...
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Graffiti along the Sud Yungas road is evidence...
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A view of a bus traveling the road that...
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View of the dangerous road to Los Yungas during...
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A man walks in the rain near the bus station in...
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Children look out the window at the several...
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Entire families typically help with the coca...
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The remains of one of Evo Morales' campaign...
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A Bolivian newscaster stands in front of the...
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Anti-narcotics agents at the burning of a...
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A recent harvest of coca leaves dries in the...
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A worker carries 2 bags of coca down a hallway...
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A Bolivian anti-narcotics agent tests the...
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Don Vicente's hand - Chulumani, Bolivia
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Workers carry bags of coca beneath a stained...
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Employees at the Viejo Roble distillery in La...
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A worker at the Viejo Robles distillery in La...
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Freddie Chusta spreads out his recent coca...
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The coca farming communities in Los Yungas are...
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A child plays with a balloon while her parents...
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"Cholitas" or indigenous women in their finest...
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A group of villagers plays traditional songs...
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A young boy displays a snake his mother had...
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A sign marks the entrance to the municipality...
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The town of La Asunta is outside of the legal...
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In the coca farming community of Chulumani,...
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Political graffiti along the Sud Yungas road...
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A typical encounter between two vehicles on the...
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Early morning in the coca farming community of...
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Bags of coca from Los Yungas are unloaded at...
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View of the mountain landscape outside of La...
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The Bolivian anti-narcotics force maintains a...
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TV helps coca farmers pass the time at the...
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A chalkboard lists the daily price for coca in...
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Children play on top of bags of coca while...
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A buyer counts his money at the Villa Fatima...
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Since coming to office in 2006, Bolivia's first...
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Prudencio Ticona, owner of Ingacoca, stands in...

