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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Dan Collyns in Lima

Peru’s deadly protests: what is happening and why are people so angry?

Local residents temporarily block a road in Laramani, Espinar province, Peru at the end of January.
Local residents temporarily block a road in Laramani, Espinar province, Peru, at the end of January. Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP

What is happening in Peru?

Since former president Pedro Castillo was ousted in early December, protests have broken out across the country. Demonstrators have blocked roads and intermittently stalled several airports in Peru’s south. Tourism has dropped away with the “indefinite” closure of Machu Picchu, the Inca ruin and Peru’s pre-eminent tourist attraction.

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