Evo Morales era un diputado del congreso en BOlivia por el tiempo en que se filmó este video. En ese tiempo era mayormente conocido como un defensor de los productores tradicionales de coca, generalmente un sector pobre y marginado en el país. Años después Evo Morales se convertiría en presidente de Bolivia.

At the Alasitas Fair in Bolivia, all kinds of miniatures are bought and sold to represent the wishes of their buyers and hopefully bring them to fruition. Let's see what Adelaida, a Bolivian residing in Berlin, has to say about this unique festivity.

The people of the Chapare region are harassed by military coca-eradication patrols that not only destroy their crops of coca but also frequently injure, insult, and even commit atrocities. But the will of the people and the culture fight on.