Postcards: In Peru’s tourist capital, protests leave small businesses reeling
ANASTASIA MOLONEY, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports that in the historic Inca city of Cusco, tour guides and entrepreneurs are feeling the pinch as violent protests keep visitors away…
Pope calls for end to violence in Peru, respect for human rights
Vatican City/Lima, PeruReuters Pope Francis on Sunday called for an end to violence in Peru, where nearly 50 people have been killed during anti-government demonstrations in the past few weeks. “No to violence, regardless of where it originates. No more deaths,” the Argentine Pope said in Spanish at his weekly address to thousands of people […]
Peru’s Machu Picchu, Inca trail ordered closed as protests flare
Reuters Peruvian authorities ordered the closure of the Incan citadel of Machu Picchu and the Inca trail which leads to the world-renowned archeological site as of Saturday amid anti-government demonstrations that have spread nationwide and left a mounting death toll. Dozens of Peruvians were injured after tensions flared again on Friday as police clashed with […]
Peru families mourn protest dead after worst violence in decades
Lima, Peru Reuters Peruvians in the southern region of Puno carried coffins through the streets on Wednesday of the 17 civilians who died in protests in the area earlier this week, the worst outbreak of violence the Andean country has seen in over 20 years. Even as families mourned their dead, the country’s ombudsman reported […]
“Nobody represents me now”: Peru’s ‘forgotten people’ rage against political elite after Castillo arrest
ALEXANDER VILLEGAS and MARCO AQUINO, of Reuters, report…
Snapshot: Rainbow Mountain, Cusco, Peru
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SOUTH AMERICA: IN PERU’S HIGHLANDS, STUDENT RADIO SHOW SOUNDS ALARM ON TRAFFICKING
ANASTASIA MOLONEY, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports from southern Peru…