The international airport in Peru's southern Andean city of Cusco closed on Thursday, the transportation ministry said, as anti-government protests escalated across the region.
A demonstrator reacts before security forces as people protest demanding the dissolution of Congress and democratic elections, in rejection of Dina Boluarte as Peru's president, after the ouster of leftist President Pedro Castillo, in Lima, Peru January 12, 2023. REUTERS/Sebastian Castaneda
Jan 12 - The international airport in Peru's southern Andean city of Cusco closed on Thursday, the transportation ministry said, asCusco, once the capital of the Inca empire, is the gateway to the mountain-top royal retreat of Machu Picchu, one of the world's most visited archeological sites. "This action is being taken to safeguard peoples' wellbeing and the safety of aeronautical operations," the ministry said in a statement.Several airports in Peru have been the target of protests, which erupted in early December after the removal of President Pedro Castillo.
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