Daughter of Coca (Audio)
Daughter of Coca (Audio)
Coca had, in some ways, liberated Ana and helped her family. But the cocaine trade had cursed her.
In Colombia, farming coca for cocaine production provides an alternative livelihood in the midst of poverty and state abandonment. At the same time, coca cultivation brings a curse. Behind the coca trade are armed groups, massacres, murders, and displacements. This dichotomy can only be truly understood by those who have experienced it firsthand, as Ana has. Through her story, InSight Crime explores the evolution of organized crime in Putumayo, Colombia — and how, despite promises of peace, coca continues to affect the fate of an entire department. (InSight Crime, USA, 28.02.2025, Audio, 27:57)
https://insightcrime.org/audio-from-the-ground-up/insight-crime-podcast/daughter-of-coca/