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Coffee growers' strike in Colombia - Words - 2013-02-28
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-21582631
I wasn't aware of this until today when I got into a cab and radio people were talking about it.
When I got home, I googled stuff trying to find out why it is happening and then stumbled with this:
http://www.prensa-latina.cu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1150481&Itemid=1
Quote:In the central province of Huila, 30 people have been injured so far, including one of the strikers who lost a hand.
Which reminded me of
![[Image: historieta-valdez.jpg]](http://iabogado.com/esp/images/historieta-valdez.jpg)
Coffee growers' strike in Colombia - 66alex66 - 2013-03-01
Not a problem in Seattle WA, people are so addicted to coffee here that they are willing to spend upwards of $140 a week for it.