My research analyzes the production and circulation of information about illicit coca in the context of Colombia’s War on Drugs. Originally, I was going to conduct preliminary fieldwork in this country last summer. However, due to travel restrictions I had to stay in New York. CLACLS funding has allowed me to explore ways to continue with my research while not being physically on my research site. Specifically, I have incorporated archival methods into my project and identified open access sources, digitized archives, and secondary literature that are relevant for achieving my research objectives. In addition, I have learned techniques for media monitoring and analysis.This has permitted me to stay up to date with all the developments related with my research topic, and even find unexpected connections between the pandemic emergency and the War on Drugs. Thus, although my plans have been severely affected, I still have been able to make progress with my project, by reorienting my goals, methods, and frameworks adapting them to the current research conditions.