Cocalero Clásico - South American Herbal Spirit Made with 17 Exceptional Botanicals, 700ml

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The first Resident Evil game was released in 1996. Skillfully capturing the fear of trying to find weapons and items amidst a hopeless situation, this famous series gave rise to the entirely new gaming genre of “survival horror.” The series has spawned over 140 different titles on consoles, phone apps, and more to become one of Capcom’s most popular brands. With a huge fanbase around the world, more than 100 million total copies from the game series have shipped worldwide. Now in its 25th anniversary year in 2021, the eighth mainline entry in the best-selling series, Resident Evil Village, recently released on May 7. The subnational perspective guiding this research departs from conventional approaches in drug-policy research that view coca-growing regions as homogeneous at either the national or regional level. Such approaches primarily focus on US influence Footnote 12 and cross-national policy comparisons, Footnote 13 but pay less attention to local variation. Studies of the US influence on drug policies in Latin America tend to cluster in two groups. One group highlights how the US-led ‘War on Drugs’ harms development, while the other group uses cross-national research to underscore the novelty of Bolivia's rejection of US policies compared to Peru and Colombia, the other major coca/cocaine producers. This article draws on these perspectives to focus on how US influence shaped early drug policy in Bolivia, which later prompted distinct reactions from traditional and non-traditional cocaleros to CYCN reforms. The Six Federations’ support for CYCN and local enforcement capacity was vital to the success of CYCN precisely because farmers in transitional zones faced strong incentives to defy the cato limit. Indeed, the Cato Accord ended the wholesale criminalisation of the area's coca farmers but a cato alone did not yield sufficient income for many households. Footnote 74 While recognising coca control as a public good that benefited the community, individual coca farmers preferred for others to bear the economic risk of reduced production. Footnote 75 Hence, between 2006 and 2009, widespread violations of the cato limit threatened to delegitimise CYCN as a coca-control strategy, and Morales’ early efforts to eradicate excess coca in Chapare spurred resistance. Footnote 76 For Morales, the dilemma in Chapare was compelling compliance without repression, thereby appeasing both the international community and his core constituency. To accomplish this, Morales harnessed the Chapare unions’ authority and political unity behind the MAS to implement a policy of ‘social control’, a community-based plan for enforcing the limit in the Cato Accord with minimal repression, in exchange for government-supported development projects. Carballo, María (3 June 2019). "De Morales a Andrónico: 'Tienes que consolidar la ruta de Evo' "[From Morales to Andrónico: "You Must Consolidate Evo's Path"]. Página Siete (in Spanish). La Paz. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019 . Retrieved 29 August 2022. Evo aparece como primer senador del MAS en Cochabamba; Andrónico es tercero"[Evo Is Nominated for First Senator of the MAS in Cochabamba; Andrónico Is Third]. Los Tiempos (in Spanish). Cochabamba. 3 February 2020. Archived from the original on 27 February 2020 . Retrieved 30 August 2022.

In contrast to the Yungas of La Paz, most coca grown in the Chapare region of Cochabamba was dubbed transitional and subject to mandatory eradication. Footnote 56 The only exception was the traditional Yungas of Vandiola, with just 736 registered coca growers in 2015. Footnote 57 Chapare included primarily Quechua-speaking peasants from distinct regions and some ex-miners. Footnote 58 In 1978, a young Morales and his family moved from the Oruro department to Chapare and eventually joined the cocaleros. At that time, there was no government regulation of the number of producers or the size of coca plots. However, Law 1008 initiated a period of government repression in Chapare using sustained military presence and forced eradication, which faced fierce resistance under the command of Morales, who emerged as the principal leader. During the Morales presidency, the Yungas unions coordinated at the regional and provincial level to negotiate with the national government over CYCN implementation. In the 1950s, clusters of unions in the Yungas formed regional centrales (congresses of unions) which united into provincial federations. Footnote 35 By 1960, there were six independent federations in the Yungas incorporated under the departmental peasant federation and the national peasant confederation. Footnote 36 The local unions provided dispute resolution and managed communal infrastructure but did not intervene in productive activity. Footnote 37 However, unions expanded their role during the 1980s in response to government threats to restrict coca production, as well as a desire to protect producers against powerful market intermediaries. When I was traveling in South America, visiting Bolivia and surrounding countries, I was deeply influenced by how prevalent the coca leaf was in the local culture,” commented Ralph. “Further research led me to many historic references of its use in tonics and beverages in Europe and America, and ultimately inspired me to create Cocalero, our own celebration of the coca leaf.” Predictably, ADEPCOCA did not support La Asunta growers in their struggles against forced eradication. La Asunta leaders told the press that ADEPCOCA had ‘… sold out to the government’. Footnote 122 Meanwhile, more than a thousand La Asunta growers descended on the capital city of La Paz, forming a ‘human carpet’ at the doorstep of the Ministerio de Desarrollo Rural (Ministry of Rural Development), demanding that their coca be protected and encouraging government eradication in other non-traditional zones such as Caranavi and Palos Blancos, and areas of expanding coca production in Apolo. Footnote 123 Eventually, forced eradication extended to all of these zones, thus galvanising broader resistance which sometimes turned violent. For example, Caranavi cocaleros planted crude explosives called cazabobos in their coca fields to deter eradication teams. Footnote 124 In Palos Blancos, protestors ambushed eradication teams, causing injuries and the arrest of 13 coca farmers in 2010. Footnote 125We will never forget our President Evo. He identifies our roots. He represents the poor, the peasants, and this story will never be forgotten. He will always be our undisputed leader,” said Choque, a coordinator for the Mas party in Cochabamba. Jimenez, Gustavo Fernando (16 December 2019). "Andrónico recibe apoyo de juventudes del MAS de Cochabamba como candidato a la presidencia"[Andrónico Receives Support from MAS Youth in Cochabamba to Be Presidential Candidate]. El Deber (in Spanish). La Paz. Archived from the original on 30 August 2022 . Retrieved 30 August 2022. Evo felicita a Andrónico por otra reelección en Senado y en el MAS ven apetitos personales del trópico"[Evo Congratulates Andrónico on Another Reelection in the Senate and in the MAS There Is Concern over Personal Appetites from the Tropics]. Página Siete (in Spanish). La Paz. 26 October 2022. Archived from the original on 27 October 2022 . Retrieved 13 November 2022. Rojas, Fernanda (18 October 2019). Written at La Paz. " 'Andy', el joven protegido de Evo Morales que aspira a convertirse en su sucesor"["Andy", the Young Protégé of Evo Morales Who Aspires to Become His Successor]. La Tercera (in Spanish). Santiago. Archived from the original on 23 December 2019 . Retrieved 29 August 2022. Since we introduced Cocalero Clásico in Georgia last summer, we’ve received an incredible response from bartenders and retailers who have really embraced the product,” remarked John Ralph, CEO of Intrepid Spirits. “Cocalero is unlike anything else on the market, and we’re confidently poised to replicate the success we’ve had in Atlanta in multiple other cities across the country over the next 12 months.”

Publicación de Resultados Nacionales: Elecciones Generales 2019" (PDF). www.oep.org.bo (in Spanish). Plurinational Electoral Organ. 2019. pp.11, 20. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 May 2020 . Retrieved 2 June 2022.

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We want justice for all the victims. We want justice from that damn dictatorship we lived through,” said Mark Frauz, another family member. “It’s a joy for us that Evo has returned.”