This week,Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos will visit the White House to seek increased aid and celebrate the successes of the US-backed military programme. But contrivance Colombia has had mixed results: ‘Bad weeds never die’In the lowlands surrounding the town of La Hormiga, coca was once king.
Fields of the brilliant green bushes stretched to the horizon in every direction and farmers were flush with cash. The surrounding municipality was the one with the most coca crops in the country that produced the most cocaine in the world. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com