Tunari

In the dusty town of Villa Tunari in Bolivia's tropical coca-growing region, farmers used to barricade their roads against U.S.-backed drug police sent to prevent their leafy crop from becoming cocaine.

Cocaine: The New Front Lines John Lyons 2012

For years, towns like Villa Tunari saw tense and sometimes deadly skirmishes between growers and police.

Cocaine: The New Front Lines John Lyons 2012

Aguas de Tunari maintained that the rate hikes would have a large impact only on industrial customers; however, the poor peasants claimed that increases as high as 100 percent were experienced.

Support and opposition of public-private partnerships 2008

These are some fotos from the last few weeks, Most are from my groups trip up Tunari at 16,000+ft. the others are of my house...kitchen on the left, bedroom door in the middle and bathroom on the right side, the dogs are below the hammock.

More Pics Britta 2007

These are some fotos from the last few weeks, Most are from my groups trip up Tunari at 16,000+ft. the others are of my house...kitchen on the left, bedroom door in the middle and bathroom on the right side, the dogs are below the hammock.

Archive 2007-08-01 Britta 2007

Some of those marching are coca-growers from the Chapare region around Villa Tunari, where Mr Morales began his political career as a union leader.

BBC News - Home 2012

An indigenous person participates in a protest against the construction of the Villa Tunari - San Ignacio de Moxos highway, in La Paz September 26, 2011.

Boing Boing Xeni Jardin 2011

Right outside this window here at the University del Valle, we can see the mountain Tunari.

Democracy Now! 2010

Bolivia ∙ Chapare ∙ Cochabamba ∙ Evo Morales ∙ La Paz ∙ Villa Tunari ∙ Yungas

Rad Geek People’s Daily – 2007 – May – 15 2007

Greetings family and freinds, i have been in Cochabamba for a few days now, its chillier here than back in santa cruz but its good to be back with friends of the bolivia 44 ag and enviro group. we all gathered once again at the training center just outside of town for our three month reconnect or in the jargon of peace corps our IST at the TC w/B44. the trip started off with a rousing push to the highest mountain in central Boliva, at over 16,000 ft Tunari looms over the city in it double peak glorry.

Globaleyes Britta 2007