The government of President Rodrigo Paz said it will push to revise Bolivia's legal framework for coca leaf cultivation after ...

A short drive north of Bolivia’s capital La Paz, deep in the lush green valleys of the Yungas, Alicia Calle, a middle-aged Indigenous cocalero (coca farmer), plucked the leaves off the shrubs on her ...

It’s unacceptable for humanity to demonize a sacred medicinal plant. It was more of a political decision than a scientific one.” By Mattha Busby, Filter The World Health Organization had a historic ...

TRINIDAD PAMPA, Bolivia (AP) — 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. But this ...

YUNGAS, Bolivia (AP) — Tomas Zavala performs a ritual ahead of each workday in his coca field. Deep in the lush green mountains of Bolivia’s Yungas region, the 69-year-old farmer closes his eyes, ...

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez accepted a handful of coca leaves from his Bolivian ally Evo Morales and chewed them during a summit meeting on Saturday, saying "coca isn't ...