It is the second time that the airport has been closed since the beginning of the protest movement against the new president Dina Boluarte, after the dismissal of Pedro Castillo by the Parliament.
Cusco International Airport, which then drains to the famous Machu Picchu, a jewel of Peruvian tourism, suspended its operations “preventively” and “for an indefinite period” on Thursday due to the protests that have rocked the country for more than a month. , announced the Ministry of Transport.
This decision was taken due to fears of the intrusion of demonstrators who marched by the thousands Thursday in Cusco, after an unsuccessful attempt the day before.
Events across the country
Many police and military are positioned around Cusco airport, which handles the second largest air traffic in Peru with nearly a hundred weekly flights connecting Cusco to the capital Lima.
Protesters who tried to invade the tracks were repelled by security forces on Wednesday in a day of violence that left one protester dead and more than 50 injured, including 19 police officers, according to the office of the mediator.
In the former capital of the Inca Empire, a hotspot for tourism in Peru, a Marriott hotel was the target of stone throwing during a night march during the night of Wednesday to Thursday.
Demonstrations are also underway in 10 of the 25 regions of Peru, including the cities of Tacna, Moquegua, Puno, Abancay, Apurimac, Arequipa, Madre de Dios and Huancavelica, in the south and east of the country, as well as in San Martin, in the north. Many roads are blocked in these regions, according to the authorities.
