The demonstrations and incidents in Peru, with at least 21 dead as of yesterday Monday, resulted in the exclusion of thousands of tourists.
Chile’s foreign ministry said a chartered plane was scheduled to arrive in the heavily touristed Peruvian city of Cusco on Monday to pick up tourists turned away by protests and riots amid a political crisis.
In coordination “with other embassies,” a flight was organized “from Cusco to Lima to evacuate our citizens who are in that city,” as airlines were unable to reschedule over the weekend, the embassy said in a press release. of Chile, without specifying which other countries are participating in the venture.
The flight was expected to depart from Cusco, once the capital of the Inca Empire, for the capital in the afternoon (local time).
The demonstrations and incidents in Peru, with at least 21 dead as of yesterday Monday, resulted in the exclusion of thousands of tourists.
About 4,500 visitors left Cusco on Friday after the city of 437,000 in southeastern Peru reopened its airport.
On Saturday, some 200 tourists made it from the Machu Picchu archaeological site — by train, foot and bus — to Cusco.
The riots erupted after the ouster and arrest of former president Pedro Castillo on December 7.
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