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EL VENADO, Colombia – Until recently, the rolling green hills surrounding the tiny Colombian community of El Venado were covered with illegal coca plantations. Deep in the southern state of Putumayo and away from state control, Graciela Castillo– like many other locals – grew coca, a key ingredient in the production of cocaine…
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Women in Putumayo turn to fish farming and away from the coca industry
Maribel Wrona
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EL VENADO, Colombia – Until recently, the rolling green hills surrounding the tiny Colombian community of El Venado were covered with illegal coca plantations. Deep in the southern state of Putumayo and away from state control, Graciela Castillo– like many other locals – grew coca, a key ingredient in the production of cocaine…
