Bolivian cocaleros on Morales: “what a monster we created!” | ROAR Magazine

Bolivian cocaleros on Morales: “what a monster we created!” | ROAR Magazine

 Faced with international pressure to reduce the production of coca —
whose leaf is widely used by indigenous communities for medicinal,
nutritional and religious purposes — President Morales of Bolivia is
increasingly cracking down on the farmers who once voted him into power.
The cocaleros, however, are fighting back.

 

Faced with international
pressure to reduce coca production, Morales is increasingly cracking
down on the poor cocaleros who once voted him into power.