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The legendary Peruvian town of Paradise was once a tropical utopia. After an earthquake in the 1970's burie the city of Yungay, killing 70,000, the survivors were given government aid to settle a new town in the jungle which they called Paradise. When the economic aid ended, the residents turned to coca cultivation. The valley became the source of 60% of the world's coca leaves. Then the town was taken over by drug lords and the people's dreams soured.

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