Puno: southern area threatens 'Aymarazo' (Diario Sin Fronteras [Spanish] - 1/7/2023)
Puno: southern area threatens 'Aymarazo' (Spanish) Since yesterday, protests have been radicalized throughout the Puno region. In the southern zone that joins the Provinces of Puno, El Collao - lave, Yunguyo and Chucuito - Juli, protestors blocked the highway that connects this part of the country with Bolivia. From the Chimu sector, at the exit of the city of Puno to Desaguadero, community members placed stones, trees, and mounds of earth obstructing the vehicular passage. The situation has become extreme in the Districts of PlaterÃa, Chucuito and Acora. The pickets are constant and only pedestrians pass through. Residents, many of whom are indigenous Aymara, are angry with President Dina Boluarte. She has accused the protestors of being financed by drug trafficking, illegal mining and are under the control of "terrorist remnants", such as the Movement for Amnesty and Fundamental Rights (MOVADEF). Residents also deplored the complaint by Congressman Jorge Montoya, wh...