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Along the Bolivian front of the war on drugs, men work for hours stomping coca leaves with water, gasoline, and chemicals to create a cocaine paste. For a related photo essay, click <a href="/photos/bolivia-cocaine-traffickers/" target="_blank">here</a>. For the full story, click <a href="/news/feature/2008/07/bolivia-a-bitter-leaf.html" target="_blank">here</a>.
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