Bolivian President Evo Morales, an Aymara Indian and former coca grower, has repeatedly defended the use of coca leaves and has lobbied to remove coca from the 1961 convention. The narcotics board ...

David Choquehuanca, an Aymara Indian, like Mr Morales, who has worked with international agencies, was named Foreign Minister. During the ceremony, Mr Choquehuanca spoke in a native Andean ...