![]() The university issued a news release saying the police raid took place after protesters "assaulted" security personnel.Ĭusco, where Machu Picchu is located, has been the site of some of the most intense clashes, leading to significant loss of tourism revenue. The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights expressed "concern over the police incursion, eviction and massive detentions" at the university and urged the state to "guarantee the integrity and due process of all people." Hundreds of protesters congregated outside the law enforcement offices where the detainees were being held Saturday evening chanting "Freedom" and "We're students, not terrorists." More congregated at other points of downtown Lima. He added that "when the population finds out about this they're going to react in a more radical fashion." The only thing the government is doing with these detentions is worsen tensions," Cutipa said. He described the police action as "practically an assault," with helicopters, tear gas and small tanks. Javier Cutipa, 39, who traveled by bus from Puno, had been sleeping on the floor there since Thursday but left for breakfast right before the police arrived. On Saturday morning, police used a small tank to burst into the National University of San Marcos in the morning. A total of 21 protesters and one police officer have died in the southern region. More than 55 people have died in the ensuing unrest, most recently on Friday night when a protester was killed and at least nine others injured in clashes with police in Puno. Castillo is currently detained on charges of rebellion. They also want Congress dissolved and new elections held. They began last month after then-President Pedro Castillo, Peru's first leader with a rural Andean background, was impeached and imprisoned for trying to dissolve Congress.ĭemonstrators are demanding the resignation of Boluarte, the former vice president sworn into office Dec. Until recently, the protests had been concentrated in the country's south. Latin America Peru is on edge as protesters converge on the capital More than 100 people were detained, Interior Minister Vicente Romero said. The closure of the Incan citadel that dates to the 15th century and is often referred to as one of the new seven wonders of the world comes as protesters have descended on Lima, many of them traveling to the capital from remote Andean regions, to demand the resignation of President Dina Boluarte.Īlso Saturday, police raided Peru's most important public university in Lima to evict protesters who were being housed at the campus while participating in big demonstrations. There were 417 visitors stuck at Machu Picchu and unable to get out, more than 300 of them foreigners, Tourism Minister Luis Fernando Helguero said at a news conference. The Culture Ministry said it had closed the country's most famous tourist attraction as well as the Inca Trail leading up to the site "to protect the safety of tourists and the population in general." ![]() LIMA, Peru - Peru indefinitely shut the famed ancient ruins of Machu Picchu on Saturday in the latest sign that anti-government protests that began last month are increasingly engulfing the South American country. ![]() Police evicted from the university grounds protesters who arrived from Andean regions seeking the resignation of President Dina Boluarte, the release from prison of ousted President Pedro Castillo and immediate elections. An anti-government protester challenges police surrounding the San Marcos University in Lima, Peru, Saturday, Jan.
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