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Peru Reopens Tourist Hub Airport Amid Nationwide Protests (full article) The airport in Cusco, the gateway to the famed Machu Picchu site in southern Peru, reopened Saturday after being shuttered over a flare-up in weeks-long protests that have killed dozens. Supporters of ousted president Pedro Castillo have marched and barricaded streets around the South American country since December, demanding new elections and the removal of current leader Dina Boluarte. Authorities Thursday suspended operations as a preventative measure at the airport, which handles the second-most air traffic in the country, after demonstrators tried to reach the transportation hub. (more) Tags: #Cusco #Airport #CUS #Protests

Cusco: protesters cause destruction at PeruRail train station in Wanchaq district (Spanish) There was a confrontation between the police and the demonstrators who were trying to enter the station. The company canceled its operations. Melanie Yunsu Pariapaza Díaz Cusco: Protesters caused destruction at train station in Wanchaq district. Photo: Mail Protesters partially destroyed the PeruRail train station in the Huaroc district. The damage included a hole in one of the perimeter walls. PeruRail concessionaire of the railway on the Cusco, Ollantaytambo, Machupicchu route and on the Cusco-Puno route had to cancel all its operations. Likewise, there was a violent confrontation between protesters who wanted to enter the train station and the Peruvian National Police (PNP). Finally, protesters dispersed, and the police remained in the vicinity. Tweet from PeruRail (@PeruRail_Trains): SUSPENSION OF OUR OPERATIONS FROM JANUARY 12 We inform our passengers, operators of tourism and the community...

  Protests temporarily close Cusco airport reports the MTC (Spanish) In Cusco, the death of Jlinner Candia Guevara, President of the Provincial Federation of Peasants of Anta, was reported due to the impact of a projectile during the protests. On Wednesday, a mob tried to break down a perimeter wall at the Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport but was repelled by police. (GEC ) The Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MTC) reported that, as a preventive measure, the Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUS) in Cusco will temporarily suspend its operations. This action, said the ministry, is carried out to safeguard the integrity of people and the safety of aeronautical operations. On Wednesday, the death of Jlinner Candia Guevara, President of the Provincial Federation of Peasants of Anta, was reported due to the impact of a projectile during the protests. According to the report from the Antonio Lorena Hospital, the victim was admitted to the Int...