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  • Bolivia's challenge: Making coca palatable

  • In this April 12, 2013 photo, Paneton pastries made by Ebococa sit in the factory in Villa Tunari, Bolivia. Urged on by President Evo Morales, Bolivians had been trying to turn coca leaf, the base ingredient of cocaine, into popular treats ranging from candies to pastries. Yet as coca processing factories were built and products were marketed, a stubborn problem kept getting in the way of Morales' grand plan: Most people, including many Bolivians, just don't like eating coca food. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)VILLA TUNARI, Bolivia (AP) — Since taking office seven years ago, Bolivian President Evo Morales has tried to persuade the world that he has no tolerance for cocaine and that his country's thousands of acres of coca plants are dedicated to uses such as fighting off fatigue and even in whipping up wholesome treats such as sweet breads and coca puff snacks.



  • Bolivia president expels US government aid agency

  • Bolivia's President Evo Morales sings his national anthem during the annual May Day march in La Paz, Bolivia, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. Morales said Wednesday he is expelling the USAID from Bolivia for allegedly seeking to undermine his leftist government. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — President Evo Morales acted on a longtime threat Wednesday and expelled the U.S. Agency for International Development for allegedly seeking to undermine Bolivia's leftist government, and he harangued Washington's top diplomat for calling the Western Hemisphere the "backyard" of the U.S.



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