The protest movement against the government of Peru’s new president began in December, after former left-wing president Pedro Castillo was suspended from Congress and replaced by his then-vice president, Dina Bolluarte.
Cusco International Airport, a key hub for visits to the world-famous archaeological site of Machu Picchu—the crown jewel of Peru’s tourism sector—reopened on Saturday after two suspensions due to the wave of protests and violence that have been rocking Peru for the past month.
The Ministry of Transport thus seeks to revive the tourism sector — an important source of foreign exchange for the country — in the area of Cusco, once the capital of the Inca empire.
The protest movement against the government of Peru’s new president began in December, after former left-wing president Pedro Castillo was suspended from Congress and replaced by his then-vice president, Dina Bolluarte.
Within a month, at least 42 people have been killed and hundreds more injured.
Cusco’s airport, the country’s second busiest, with around a hundred flights connecting the city to the capital Lima on a weekly basis, on Thursday January 12th suspended its operations “as a precaution” due to concerns that protesters would try to take it over. . Demonstrations involving thousands of people took place in the city that day.
In December, it had already suspended operations for five days.
The number of roads blocked by protesters rose to 100 on Saturday, the highest number recorded so far, especially around Lima, according to the authority in charge of road transport.
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