In the heart of Peru lies a region known as “Cocaine Valley,” once the epicenter of the global cocaine trade. This video tells the gripping story of how a lucrative industry built on “white gold” has started to crumble. Farmers, smugglers, and entire communities that depended on coca cultivation are now grappling with a shocking decline.
The pandemic disrupted global supply chains, cutting off buyers and leaving producers stranded with excess supply and plummeting prices. Once a reliable source of income, the coca economy is now collapsing, pushing families and workers to the edge of survival. This film explores the human cost of an economic downturn in an illicit trade, where lives are entwined with a product that fuels demand far beyond Peru’s borders.
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