Today's National Strike: roads have been blocked in 6 regions, according to SUTRAN (La República [Spanish] - 1/5/2023)
Today's National Strike: PNP Closes Access to Paracas and Roads are Blocked in Juliaca and Cusco (Spanish) 19:17 - 5/1/2023 Protesters kidnap workers from a road concessionaire in Madre de Dios. IIrsa Sur, concessionaire in charge of the operation and maintenance of Sections 2 and 3 of the Interoceanic Highway South, reported that a group of demonstrators kidnapped a crew of its workers at km 248 of section 3 of the aforementioned road, in Madre de Dios. 19:02 - 5/1/2023 Protests intensify in the Provinces and Districts of the Cusco region. Protests intensified in the provinces and districts of the Cusco region. In the morning, around 2,000 citizens of the province of Calca and Pisac arrived at the Imperial City and held a mass protest. In other provinces, such as Canchis, Combapata, Checacupe, Paruro, Quispicanchi, Anta, Ocongate, Quiquijana and various districts of the region, activities have been paralyzed, there were marches and road blockades. The demonstrations continue and ...