The Cusco International Airport, which then flows into the famous Machu Picchu, a jewel of Peruvian tourism, suspended its operations this Thursday “preventively” and “indefinitely” due to the protests that have shaken the country for more than a month. . announced the Ministry of Transport.
This decision was made out of fear of intrusion by protesters who marched by the thousands on Thursday in Cusco, after a failed attempt the day before.
Events across the country
Many police and military are stationed around the Cusco airport, which handles the second largest air traffic in Peru with almost 100 weekly flights connecting Cusco with the capital Lima.
The protesters who tried to invade the slopes were repelled this Wednesday by security forces in a day of violence that left one dead and more than 50 injured, including 19 police officers, according to the mediator’s office.
In the former capital of the Inca Empire, a tourism hotspot in Peru, a Marriott hotel was subjected to stone throwing during a night march overnight from Wednesday to Thursday.
Demonstrations are also taking place in 10 of Peru’s 25 regions, including the cities of Tacna, Moquegua, Puno, Abancay, Apurímac, Arequipa, Madre de Dios and Huancavelica, in the south and east of the country, as well as in San Martín. , in the north. Many roads are blocked in these regions, according to the authorities.
Source: BFM TV
