Cocaleros
Political and indigenous issues are indistinct in South America. Bolivia was no exception in 2005. This community of coca farmers was expressing their culture and influence.
A cocalero and coca eradication crew in the Chapare of Bolivia on August 10, 2005.
Amadeo Velazco, 50, is a coca grower living in the Chapare of Cochabamba, Bolivia.
The Bolivian Army parades in the Chapare on Bolivian Independence Day, August 6, 2005.
The children of coca growers study on August 9, 2005 at Puerto Aroma School in the Chapare of Cochabamba, Bolivia.
A traditional indigenous celebration of Bolivian Independence Day in Entre Rios in The Chapare of Cochabamba, Bolivia on August 7, 2005.
Women bag coca leaves for chewing at the Federation in Chimore in Cochabamba, Bolivia on August 6, 2005.
Women bag coca leaves for chewing at the Federation in Chimore in Cochabamba, Bolivia on August 6, 2005.
Evo Morales campaigns for president on August 4, 2005 in the Chapare region of Cochabamba, Bolivia.
Families march in a parade in the Chapare on Bolivian Independence Day, August 6, 2005.
A cocalero waits with an eradication crew in the Chapare of Bolivia on August 10, 2005.
Bolivan army troops eradicate coca in the Chapare of Bolivia on August 10, 2005.
The multi-color indigenous flag is covered by coca leaves at a meeting of coca growers in the Chapare region of Cochabamba, Bolivia.