Peru
By Larry Habegger | Permalink |
No Comments | June 18th, 2002 | Trackback
Authorities declared a state of emergency in Arequipa, a southern city of more than one million people, after three days of demonstrations and riots protesting the privatization of two state-owned electric companies. Protesters blocked roads all over the city and caused significant damage at the international airport where they tore out landing-strip lights and threw rocks onto runways. A group of American missionaries was evacuated by helicopter while more than 100 other foreign travelers were stranded. The state of emergency will remain in effect for 30 days, with public rallies and demonstrations prohibited.
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Peru
By Larry Habegger | Permalink |
No Comments | June 4th, 2002 | Trackback
Residents of Aguas Calientes, the town at the foot of the road leading up to Machu Picchu, protested that they don’t share in the multimillion dollar tourist trade and their demonstrations May 29 shut down the train from Cusco. As many as 3,000 people a day visit the famous site, many coming on the train from Cusco, but the community at the foot of the mountain where the train terminates is deeply impoverished and survives mainly on the souvenir trade. The protesters, under the banner of the Machu Picchu Defense Front, demanded that some of the $10 million annual revenue generated by the site be invested in the town, which has insufficient water and sewage services, and threatened further protests if their demands were not met.
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