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Peru: tourists prefer to travel north for fear of conflicts in South (Spanish) The carnivals of Cajamarca and Rioja are the most attractive for tourists. Tumbes and Piura are other favorite regions. Cajamarca has become the preferred tourist destination due to Peru's social conflicts (photo Andina) Given the social conflicts and protests that exist in the south of the Peru, tourists are choosing to spend their days off or vacations in the north of Peru, to take advantage of the carnival festivities and the beaches of Tumbes and Piura. Blockades persist on the roads that connect to Ayacucho, Cusco, and Puno. This has caused visitors to seek other recreation regions, one of which is Cajamarca. “Cajamarca has been recovering in a stable way due to the coordinated work between public institutions and private unions. The problems that the country has had in the south have slightly diverted tourism towards Cajamarca. There are a lot of expectations for the carnival. The hotel industry is...

Cajamarca: Ronderos agree not hold 2023 Carnaval 2023 due to ongoing social crisis (Spanish) Authorities of Cajamarca's thirteen municipalities asked to support this measure. The Cajamarca Carnival promotes regional tourism. (photo: La República) The President of the Provincial Federation of Ronderos of Chota (Cajamarca) Aladino Burga reported that last Sunday in a popular assembly it was unanimously decided not to allow the 2023 Carnival, in support of the protests against the government of President Dina Boluarte and because Peru is mourning the death of more than fifty people during ongoing protests in the country's southern regions. The leader pointed out that this Saturday, January 28, they will hold a conclave in which they will ratify the agreement. In an interview with La República, Burga stated that the Federation agreed not to allow the carnival because they consider that Peru is going through a serious political and social crisis. "The social upheaval has not en...

Regions show solidarity with victims of the massacre in Puno (Spanish) Cusco and Cajamarca declared a period of regional mourning, while mobilizations were registered in Ayacucho and Huancavelica. In Lima, a new sit-in were announced for January 10. Servindi, January 10, 2023.- Various regions of Peru expressed solidarity with the victims left behind by police repression in the demonstrations on January 9, in the city of Juliaca, Puno region. Cusco and Cajamarca declared a regional duel, while mobilizations were registered in Ayacucho and Huancavelica. In Lima, a new sit-in is announced for tonight. They Mourn Solidarity from Cusco came through a declaration of regional mourning issued by the Regional Government on the night of January 9, after learning of the deaths of seventeen civilians in the protests in Puno. "We declare January 10 as the Cusco Regional Mourning Day for the people of Puno to lay the firm foundation that authoritarianism and repression are at odds with our law...