http://latamthought.org/2008/03/26/the-growing-balloon/ Sat, 04 Sep 2010 17:49:18 -0700 hourly 1 http://latamthought.org/2008/03/26/the-growing-balloon/comment-page-1/#comment-1164 Latin American Thought » Blog Archive » The Growing Presence of Mexican Cartels in Latin America Wed, 29 Oct 2008 02:56:18 +0000 http://latamthought.org/2008/03/26/the-growing-balloon/#comment-1164 [...] south is equally interesting and important. On 26 March LatAm Thought published a piece on the balloon effect and the failures of supply-side anti-narcotics policies. Take cocaine, for example. The majority of [...] [...] south is equally interesting and important. On 26 March LatAm Thought published a piece on the balloon effect and the failures of supply-side anti-narcotics policies. Take cocaine, for example. The majority of [...]

]]> http://latamthought.org/2008/03/26/the-growing-balloon/comment-page-1/#comment-295 Lou Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:51:37 +0000 http://latamthought.org/2008/03/26/the-growing-balloon/#comment-295 While the cities are definitely safer, I'm not so sure that the Uribe government can claim victory for making many of the more rural areas of Colombia any safer. As photographer <a href="http://las.arts.ubc.ca/Colombia/Violence" rel="nofollow">Jesús Abad Colorado</a> noted at a conference I attended this weekend, it his becoming more and more difficult for reporters, photographers, and researchers to travel to these areas, not less. This is not due to the presence of the guerilla or the paramilitary groups, but due to the presence of the government itself. While the cities are definitely safer, I’m not so sure that the Uribe government can claim victory for making many of the more rural areas of Colombia any safer. As photographer Jesús Abad Colorado noted at a conference I attended this weekend, it his becoming more and more difficult for reporters, photographers, and researchers to travel to these areas, not less. This is not due to the presence of the guerilla or the paramilitary groups, but due to the presence of the government itself.

]]> http://latamthought.org/2008/03/26/the-growing-balloon/comment-page-1/#comment-62 Alejandro Pelaez Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:17:03 +0000 http://latamthought.org/2008/03/26/the-growing-balloon/#comment-62 Since the mid eighties the coca plant has been cultivated in the Putumayo area and in the sierra de la macarena. Tha putumayo is considered part of the amazon region and the sierra de la macarena has a very similar ecosystem. In consecuence, there is no need of a "transgenic" coca plant in order to start growing it in Brazil. Since the mid eighties the coca plant has been cultivated in the Putumayo area and in the sierra de la macarena. Tha putumayo is considered part of the amazon region and the sierra de la macarena has a very similar ecosystem. In consecuence, there is no need of a “transgenic” coca plant in order to start growing it in Brazil.

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