Peru (and the U.S.) want the country's coca eradicated. But farmers from the world's coca capital depending on the cocaine source warn there will be blood. Read more» 
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As some Latin American leaders call for legalization of narcotics, Peru — a leading coca grower — remains opposed. A former anti-drug czar-turned-dissident explains why. Read more» 1
Peru's new government under President Ollanta Humala is drawing up a broader, more sophisticated strategy that accepts that simply wiping out coca by force will not succeed. Read more»
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