Colombia's president says cocaine is "no worse" than whiskey as global efforts to "decolonize" the plant spread ...

With permission from the DEA, Stepan imports upwards of 100 metric tons of coca leaves each year, primarily from Peru. Upon receipt, the company extracts the cocaine from the leaves whereupon they ...

music-filled journey to the foothills of Peru’s Machu Picchu. The highlight of the Hiram Bingham route is the ancient Inca citadel of Machu Picchu. Holding aloft pairs of dry coca leaves ...

According to the United Nations, Peru remains one of the world's largest producers of coca leaf and cocaine. The authorities have decided that if they can’t beat the drug trade with conventional ...

The United States is the biggest cocaine consumer. Used not only for cocaine, the coca leaf is also chewed as a stimulant in ...