22 Nov Bolivia election: Cocaine casts shadow on campaign (BBC)
Many around the world see the coca leaf – the raw ingredient of cocaine – as a source of misery. For them, it stands for crack, cocaine and all the inherent evils of the illegal drugs. But for indigenous Bolivians, the leaf is an intrinsic part of their ancient culture and economy. And it was partly to defend it that they voted four years ago for Evo Morales, the country’s first indigenous president – and a man who himself grows coca leaf… go to article