Latin America

I learned in a Administration of Justice class, that the coca leaves are picked in Colombia, transported to Ecuador where it is processed into coca paste and then returned to Colombia for processing into the powder form of cocaine!


Ecuador's top 10 exports:

Mineral fuels including oil: US$9 billion (28.9% of total exports)
Fish: $7.5 billion (24.2%)
Fruits, nuts: $4.1 billion (13.2%)
Ores, slag, ash: $1.9 billion (6.2%)
Gems, precious metals: $1.42 billion (4.6%)
Meat/seafood preparations: $1.37 billion (4.4%)
Cocoa: $1.32 billion (4.2%)
Live trees, plants, cut flowers: $1 billion (3.2%)
Wood: $533.5 million (1.7%)
Vegetable/fruit/nut preparations: $319.6 million (1%)