Reference :
V-P-CO-E-00521
Date :
28/02/2009
Caption :
Putumayo department, Puerto Asís municipality, village of Teteyé. In a former coca field. The area was hit by rockets and other munitions recently.
Confidentiality level :
public
Publication restrictions :
reserved users only
Description :
A villager shows how coca leaves are harvested. This was a coca field until the government sprayed it with crop-killing chemicals a few years ago. Coca leaves fetch prices that are 20 times higher than those of rice or corn. The field was struck by rocket-propelled grenades and improvised mortars during fighting between the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and government soldiers some months ago.
Original material :
digital
Resolution :
5616x3744
Orientation :
landscape
Colour/B&W :
colour
