Coca as currency in Colombia
As the government nears a historic peace deal with the rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the nation's authorities are struggling to tame an increase in farming of coca, the raw material used to make cocaine.
In the Guyabero Region, where many people work on coca plantations, locals barter coca paste to buy groceries at the local shop.
Fumigation equipment is seen outside a shack at a small coca farm.
A worker walks over crushed coca leaves, mixed with chemicals, as part of the process to make coca paste.
A worker sprays chemicals over crushed coca leaves.
Crushed coca leaves mixed with chemicals soak in a barrel.
A worker adds chemicals to the already processed coca leaves to make coca paste.
A worker strains coca paste.
A worker dries coca paste.
A worker shows coca paste after drying it.
Vegetables lie next to coca paste worth $8,000 Colombian pesos.
Rice and vegetables lie next to coca paste worth $8,000 Colombian pesos.
Cleaning products lie next to coca paste worth $18,000 Colombian pesos.
Grocery products lie next to coca paste worth $18,000 Colombian pesos.
Canned goods lie next to coca paste worth $26,000 Colombian pesos.
Grocery products lie next to coca paste worth $32,000 Colombian pesos.
Beverages lie next to coca paste worth $30,000 Colombian pesos.
Grocery products lie next to coca paste worth $110,000 Colombian pesos.
