Peru: protests in the south (La República [Spanish] - 1/26/2023)

Peru: protests in the south (Spanish)

Claudia Beltran

18:24 - 26/1/2023

Travelers who leave from Moquegua to Puno must walk several kilometers to reach their destination

Citizens begin to walk on foot to get to Puno from Moquegua. People must walk more than three kilometers. Some companies leave for the city of the altiplano; however, the prices of the tickets rose exorbitantly.

Passengers only arrive as far as Laraqueri, in Puno, an area where Peruvian Army vehicles are also located. They were confident that this Thursday there would be a pass because soldiers and police tried to clear the roads, but the Puno community members opposed it. In this way, travelers must walk long stretches, according to RPP.

14:39 - 26/1/2023

Cusco: citizens of Calca demand resignation of President Dina Boluarte

The protests continue: protesters from the Province of Calca, in Cusco, insist on the resignation of Dina Boluarte. 2,000 citizens gathered in the Tupac Amaru square where they prepare their common pots. "We are going to protest, it doesn't matter all year long," said an outraged citizen who asserted that people in the countryside are not idle. "When women go out to protests, our husbands work and when they go out to protests, we work in the fields," she said emphatically.

11:53 - 26/1/2023

Citizens of Laraqueri confront police officers who intended to return to Puno through this district

Dozens of citizens gathered in the district of Laraqueri to confront the agents of the National Police who intended to return to Puno passing through this jurisdiction, after they managed to get the troop carriers and units of the Peruvian Army to advance a few kilometers. However, the citizens shouted at the policemen.

According to reports by Kleber Sánchez of La República, the military units reached Laraqueri where their advance stopped.

10:37 - 26/1/2023

Puno: Police clear roads in Pichanaqui to allow the passage of Army armored vehicles

In the morning hours of this Thursday, January 26, dozens of police officers arrived in the Pichacani district to free the roads from the blockades. The community members who were on the pickets were surprised at their shift changes, so there was little they could do. After the intervention, the troop carrier and armored units of the Peruvian Army were able to pass.

10:02 - 26/1/2023

Yonhy Lescano speaks on the sending of army troops to Puno.

Former presidential candidate Yonhy Lescano expressed his rejection of the Government's decision to send Peruvian Army troops to the Puno region. He considered that President Dina Boluarte sent the military to subdue the population. In this sense, he held the Executive responsible for the consequences that the presence of soldiers in the altiplano region may bring. “We have reached barbarism and lies. After insulting Puno and asking for dialogue, Boluarte sends Army troops to subdue Puno. This is pure dictatorship; the government and allies will be responsible for what is going to happen. Stop Abusive and Cowardly! ”, He wrote on his Twitter account.

23:13 - 25/1/2023

Clashes continue on the Panamericana Sur in Ica

As reported by the portal La Lupa, at the height of the El Álamo sector, kilometer 299 of the Panamericana Sur, there have been clashes on the night of Wednesday, January 25. A shooting has been heard that has reached the area of ​​Pueblo Joven Señor de Luren. meanwhile, residents of La Angostura and others nearby have perceived gas in their homes.

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