
Peru closes Machu Picchu as anti-government protests grow
There were 417 visitors stuck at the site and unable to get out, more than 300 of them foreigners, the tourism minister said

There were 417 visitors stuck at the site and unable to get out, more than 300 of them foreigners, the tourism minister said

Thousands of people are pouring into the capital from all corners of the country to demand an end to protester deaths and ask for Dina Boluarte’s resignation

The concentration of protesters in Lima reflects how the capital has started to see more anti-government demonstrations in recent days
Authorities decree a curfew in Puno, where a police officer was burned to death inside his patrol car. The government says it will not allow these demonstrators into Lima. At least 46 people have died in a month

After Peru expelled Mexican Ambassador Pablo Monroy for interfering in domestic affairs, López Obrador accused the Andean country of being “undemocratic.” Meanwhile, the family of Pedro Castillo – the jailed former Peruvian president – has been granted asylum in Mexico

With the exception of a couple of interim presidents who held office briefly, the rest of the country’s modern leaders have suffered tragic fates, including jail terms, exile, or death by suicide

Thousands of Peruvians are calling for new elections after Pedro Castillo’s failed self-coup plunged the country into chaos. At least 22 people have been killed in the clashes

Two ministers have resigned following the deaths of 21 protestors, while the Peruvian Congress voted down a proposal hold early elections

The death toll from street protests continued to rise while a judge granted prosecutors’ request to extend jail time for the impeached president

President Dina Boluarte – who was sworn in last week – has adopted the measure for the next 30 days, after at least seven people were killed in clashes between police and rioters

At least two people are dead and 30 injured following clashes between protesters and law enforcement across the country

The arrest of the former Peruvian president – impeached after attempting to shutter Congress – is another surprise in a long trail of short-lived governments

For the third time in four years, the country’s head of state has been determined by the order of presidential succession