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Sale of Tickets by Bus to Cusco and Puno Suspended Due to Risk of Blocked Roads (Spanish) The possible blockades bring uncertainty to passengers traveling New Year. RPP Noticias toured some bus terminals to verify the cost of tickets to the regions of the country. The sale of tickets on interprovincial buses for the regions of Cusco and Puno was suspended by some companies due to the risk of a road blockade a few hours before the New Year. In the land terminal of the company Flores, located on 28 de Julio Avenue and Paseo de la República Avenue, in La Victoria; Tickets for southern regions are not marketed because of the eventual resumption of the indefinite strike. The situation brings uncertainty to passengers traveling to other regions, such as Arequipa. "My sister is going to study in Arequipa, and I have to accompany her. Of course, if there is fear more than anything to return after New Year, we are in uncertainty and there is fear," a passenger told RPP Noticias. Ticke...

Cusco: Leaders of Organizations from MACROSUR Agree to Restart Indefinite Strike on January 4, 2023 (Spanish) Meanwhile, leaders of Cusco have a different position for dialogue with ministers  The leaders of various social organizations of the Macro Region Sur (MACROSUR) in a meeting held yesterday in Arequipa, unanimously agreed to restart the indefinite strike from January 4, 2023. The agreements of the list of claims approved in the First Macroregional Meeting of the South are five: The closure of Congress, the resignation of Dina Boluarte from the presidency of Peru and her being denounced for the death of thirty people; the advancement of elections for 2023; the convocation of a Plurinational and Popular Constituent Assembly; and finally, the freedom of Pedro Castillo for the illegal detention. The popular leader of Arequipa, Jorge del Carpio Lazo announced that a massive march of his four to the city of Lima is also being prepared. "It is the word of the people, and that is ...