Meanwhile , production in Peru in the subsequent steps in drug production , such as processing the coca leaves into cocaine paste and then into cocaine hydrochloride , have increased in recent years , he said . Cacao beans can be a better crop than coca plants for export , some say . Cacao ` ` a very strong engine of growth '' in upper Peruvian Amazon region . Chocolate ##s can provide a legal and safe source of income , backers say . Peru is second largest producer of coca in the world .
Cacao beans can be a better crop than coca plants for export , some say . Cacao ` ` a very strong engine of growth '' in upper Peruvian Amazon region . Chocolate ##s can provide a legal and safe source of income , backers say . Peru is second largest producer of coca in the world .