<sod>The '''''Valle de los Ríos Apurímac, Ene y Mantaro''''' ("valley of the [[Apurímac River|Apurímac]], [[Ene River|Ene]] and [[Mantaro River|Mantaro]] rivers"), also known as the '''VRAEM''' or '''VRAE''', is is a geopolitical area in [[Peru]].<ref name="Slaves">{{cite news|title=Slaves of the past|url=http://www.economist.com/news/americas/21660158-shining-path-has-not-quite-been-extinguished-slaves-past|accessdate=3 August 2015|work=[[The Economist]]|date=1 August 2015}}</ref> It is one of the major areas of [[coca]]-growing in Peru.<ref name=pressly2015>{{Cite web|title = The Mochileros|url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-07eeeebb-d450-4e4b-98d4-755369be7855|accessdate = 2015-11-24|publisher = BBC News|last = Pressly|first = Linda|date = 24 November 2015}}</ref> The area is extremely poor.<ref name=pressly2015/><eod>
<sod>The '''''Valle de los Ríos Apurímac, Ene y Mantaro''''' ("valley of the [[Apurímac River|Apurímac]], [[Ene River|Ene]] and [[Mantaro River|Mantaro]] rivers"), also known as the '''VRAEM''' or '''VRAE''', is a geopolitical area in [[Peru]].<ref name="Slaves">{{cite news|title=Slaves of the past|url=http://www.economist.com/news/americas/21660158-shining-path-has-not-quite-been-extinguished-slaves-past|accessdate=3 August 2015|work=[[The Economist]]|date=1 August 2015}}</ref> It is one of the major areas of [[coca]]-growing in Peru.<ref name=pressly2015>{{Cite web|title = The Mochileros|url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-07eeeebb-d450-4e4b-98d4-755369be7855|accessdate = 2015-11-24|publisher = BBC News|last = Pressly|first = Linda|date = 24 November 2015}}</ref> The area is extremely poor.<ref name=pressly2015/><eod>