41. The destruction of coca leaf production has deprived thousands of peasants of their sole income. 42. The guerrillas charge taxes on each pound of harvested coca leaf and settle property disputes. 43. The use of the coca leaf is an Andean tradition dating back thousands of years. 44. But Colombia has also displaced Bolivia as the second-largest producer of coca leaf , after Peru. 45. Many units collect commissions on harvests of coca leaf and get paid to guard cocaine laboratories. 46. Coca leaf is the raw material for cocaine.47. Some moved south to coca leaf -and cocaine-producing regions. 48. But coca leaf farmers are disgruntled and vocal. 49. At least 300, 000 people in the Chapare depend on coca leaf cultivation for their livelihood. 50. Peru is one of the world's major producer of the coca leaf used to make cocaine.
