On Peru’s border, the Tikuna tribe takes on illegal coca growers

The last time the Peruvian government swooped in to eradicate coca crops in its northern Amazonian border region near Colombia and Brazil was in 2015. For the indigenous people of this area, who made a living harvesting the leaves, there was a sense of despair at the prospect of having to start all over again. … Continue reading On Peru’s border, the Tikuna tribe takes on illegal coca growers