At least two Miami-Dade County first responders are stranded in Peru as the country faces political instability and violent protests following the ousting of its former president earlier this month, Mayor Daniella Levine Cava’s office confirmed Friday afternoon.
“We are concerned that Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Captain Brian Vega and Miami-Dade Police Sergeant Jessenia Muñoz are among the American travelers now struggling to return home from Peru,” said Levine Cava in a statement, adding that her office had reached out to the White House to help bring the two stranded county employees, along with other American tourists in the Latin American country, back to the United States.
A spokesperson for the mayor’s office said her office is aware of only those two cases for now. Muñoz is staying in a hotel in Cusco, she said, while Vega is in Aguas Calientes, the town that serves as a base camp for the world wonder of Machu Picchu. Both were in Peru for vacation.
