LIMA, Peru – Anti-government protesters in Peru clash with police in the tourist hub of Cusco, the gateway to the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, as an embroiled government struggles violent protests The rowing cities of the high Andes that have claimed 40 lives in the past five weeks.
Groups of protesters march through the streets of Cusco to shut down Congress and call for the presidency in the boulevard to resign, while chanting “the people are fighting”. Police fired tear gas at other protesters who tried to take over the airport on Wednesday, where foreign tourists arrive to reach some of Peru’s most iconic attractions.