Enjoy a tour of the Colombian backwoods to make your own crack

http://www.benettontalk.com/cocaine-tourism…/"

(((Okay, I'm not quite sure I'm believing weird chatter about cocaine from the blog of a fashion company... oh wait – why SHOULDN'T I believe that? The part that's really endearing here is the notion of coke dealers so friendly that they allow coke-dazed backpackers to go mix it up right in the local cocaine handicrafts store. What exactly are they doing? Grinding up coca leaves? Cooking their own crack? Is it like a bed-and-breakfast thing?)))

(((Maybe it's like the sustainable, shade-grown-coffee, fair trade with aboriginals wing of the cocaine biz. You cut out the heavily-armed middlemen and go right out there with the cheery, sunburnt cocaine peasantry.)))

Link: Cocaine tourism : BenettonTalk.

"Cocaine is becoming a tourist attraction in Colombia.
The country was barely even thought of as a tourist destination a few years ago because it was considered a high-risk destination but it has now become the most popular tourist attraction in South America.

"In fact the very thing that generates violent crime and once was the deterrent for most travelers to the country is the prime attraction: the drug trade.

"Most specifically it is the cocaine market that is luring in curious travelers.

"Backpackers are signing up to visit cocaine factories, and there is a chance that they may get to make their own...."