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cocaSouth American shrub belonging to the coca family, whose dried leaves are the source of the drug cocaine. It was used as a holy drug by the Andean Indians. (Erythroxylon coca, family Erythroxylaceae.) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In a back-alley Bogota street market, Dorli Castaneda buys several products made from the infamous coca leaf, the base ingredient of cocaine. Growing small amounts of coca for national consumption is still legal in Bolivia, and powerful unions represent some 30,000 coca farmers in the Chapare and Yungas region near La Paz. Small farmers' dependence on coca revenue has never been greater. |
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