Peru-Bolivia border blocked by protesters (BBC - 12/18/2022)


Demonstrators have prevented travellers passing through a border between Peru and Bolivia, after protesting to demand early elections.

Peru has seen unrest since the start of December, when the former president Pedro Castillo was impeached, hours after he tried to dissolve parliament.

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