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Bolivia's Cocaine Trade: A Bitter Leaf

In Bolivia, Evo Morales has tried to deliver on a populist revolution. But as impoverished peasants increasingly turn to the cocaine trade, will any hope of a better life be blown away?

For a related article on the Bolivian cocaine trade, click HERE. For a documentary video, click HERE.

Photographs by Marco Vernaschi
Text by Patrick Symmes




















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