Long criminalized as the raw material for cocaine, coca is woven into Bolivian life. The government is lobbying the U.N. to ...

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, ...

LA PAZ, Bolivia — Bolivian President Evo Morales visited a coca-growing region Saturday to open a Venezuelan-funded factory where coca leaves will be made into legal products such as tea and soft ...

Bolivia Sacred Coca Leaf Farmer Tomas Zavala stands in his coca field in the Yungas region, near Tocana, Bolivia, Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita ...