Bolivia is pushing for the global decriminalisation of coca leaf – the main ingredient of cocaine – to export the plant and ease its economic crisis. But a "landmark" recent decision by the ...

In 2016, chewing of the coca leaf was declared an Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Plurinational State of Bolivia. In March 2017, the General Coca Leaf Law came into force, to regulate the ...

Bolivia and Peru have defended the continued, traditional use of coca leaves which have been chewed by indigenous populations for centuries, after they were criticized by a UN drugs agency report.

TRINIDAD PAMPA, Bolivia — If it were anywhere else in South America, the nondescript house with buckets of coca leaves soaking in liquid could be mistaken for a clandestine cocaine lab.

On January 11, Bolivia celebrated the Day of Coca Leaf Tradition, highlighting the cultural, spiritual, and economic importance of this ancient plant. The event brought together indigenous ...

The Trump administration urged U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) workers to join the effort to transform how Washington allocates aid around the world in line with Trump’s ...

The coca plant has been cultivated in South America for thousands of years and used for a variety of ritual, spiritual, and ...

I am one of maybe three females in a bar of 30-odd patrons While in Peru and Bolivia, my boyfriend and I have become fans of coca leaves. These have been chewed or made into tea by Andean people ...

Wearing a necklace of coca leaves, Bolivia's President Luis Arce waves to supporters alongside Vice President David Choquehuanca, during National Chewing Coca Leaf Day in La Paz, Bolivia ...

Within this trio, Bolivia—second to Peru as a producer of coca leaf and to Colombia as a producer of refined cocaine—has been the largest recipient of U.S. counternarcotics aid. The impact of ...