PeruRail trains will suspend operations from January 4 and tourists suffer
The company made this decision before the announcement that the protests in the interior of the country will be resumed to demand the resignation of President Dina Boluarte.
tourism in Cusco live gray days Given the announcement of the resumption of protests against the government of Dina Boluarte in various regions, the company PeruRail decided to suspend the service of its trains from January 4 until further notice.
Video would show that Edgar Prado was killed kneeling during protests in Ayacucho
“He has practically been assassinated by the military,” said the sister of one of the ten victims who lost her life on December 15.
The relatives of Edgar Wilfredo Prado Arangoone of the 22 fatalities during the protests after the inauguration of Dina Boluarte to the presidency of Peru, they consider that he was “practically assassinated” by the military who, by order of the Executive, took to the streets, within the framework of a decree of State of emergency in various regions of the interior of the country, to stop the most violent demonstrations.
Strike on January 4: regions that will protest and their demands on the government of Dina Boluarte
Ten regions of the country will comply with strikes and protests demanding the closure of the Congress of the Republic, the resignation of Dina Boluarte and the freedom of former President Pedro Castillo. They warn of possible roadblocks and a “march of the Four Theirs”.
The truce granted by a sector of the Peruvian people, mostly from the interior of the country, to the government of Dina Boluarte was over. The protests and indefinite strikes will resume this Wednesday, January 4. At least ten regions announced, through their leaders and directors, the start of social uprisings demanding the closing of the Congressthe resignation of the president, advancement of elections to 2023 and the release of Pedro Castillo, detained in the Barbadillo prison for rebellion and conspiracy.
After almost two weeks of truce for the year-end holidays, the demonstrations against the government of Dina Boluarte and the Congress of the republic restart today Wednesday January 4th. The mobilizations in the second week of December, after the vacancy of the former president Peter Castillo, who tried to break the constitutional order through a self-coup.
These protests will be joined by about 10 regions of the country. According to the announcement of union leaders, Arequipa, Puno, Cusco, Moquegua, Apurímac, Madre de Dios, Ayacucho, and some areas of Ica, Junín and Loreto will be part of the mobilizations.
The demands are based on a call to a constituent Assembly, the immediate call for general elections, the closure of Parliament. Some factions are also calling for the release of Castillo, who is serving 18 months in pretrial detention.
But to these demands was added a series of claims for police and Army repression, which left more than 20 deaths. According to figures from Ministry of Health27 people died in the demonstrations: 10 in Ayacucho, six in Apurímac, three in Cusco, three in Junín, three in La Libertad and two in Arequipa.
In addition to the marches, the Southern Macroregional Assembly agreed to call a indefinite national strike since january 4.
