Arquivo

On December 18, 2005, Evo Morales was elected President of Bolivia. For the first time in history, an Indian reached a position of power in the country. The planters in the region of Chapare consolidated a sound organization in support of planting coca leaf,a sacred plant of great cultural and economic relevance. Morales led the group from the start until the rise of a political party. Today, the coca planters participate actively in the national political arena and the values of traditional native culture converge. With their strength, they endeavor to cater to the demands and the needs of all, occupying space that is empty through omission on the part of the government.