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Cusco begins to feel the shortage: taps close due to lack of fuel

Cusco begins to feel the shortage: taps close due to lack of fuel

With 45 taps reporting gasoline and oil shortages, around 800 distributors of LPG who do not have resources and an increase in the price of meat, the city of Cusco begin to feel the shortage.

Around 26 points blocked on roads in the region prevent the supply of taps, gas establishments for cooking and markets. Merchants and users report shortages of products.

The fuel shortage is such that the city’s taps have preferred not to attend, there are two points in which owners still have an oil reserve, however, this could run out in the following days.

“We are about 45 taps in the city and there is no gasoline anymore, very few of us have oil that will surely run out the day after tomorrow. The blockade on the road to born it does not allow us to supply ourselves and in the provinces the situation is the same”, he said Domingo Suni, owner of a tap.

On the other hand, of the 800 formal LPG establishments throughout the region, at least half of them have run out of gas cylinders. According to the industry leader, Modest Cajigas, the resource ended last Saturday, January 21.

“There are no more balls, at least not a single one has remained in the city, the plants have distributed us for the last time on Saturday, none of the 06 plants have them, but in sicuani in the plant B.J. Yes, there is, although it still doesn’t arrive due to the blockades,” said Cajigas.

For the leader Cajigas there is hope of a truce as was done last week, although he points out that the situation continues to be worrisome because what is allowed does not manage to supply the entire population and it ends in less than a week.

According to a report from the association of authorized LPG distributors in Cusco, the containers that provide the resource to the region are stranded in Challhuanca. Along with these vehicles that have been at this point for five days are those that transport vegetables and other food products.

However, the markets of the region They have not raised the price of inputs such as vegetables from Arequipa, although there was an increase of between 2 and 3 soles in beef and chicken. A kilo of chicken has come to cost from 12 to 15 soles and meat from 13 to 16 soles.

Elena Guzmán, president of the Vincanchon wholesale market, He assured that there is no price speculation. This supply center sells products to other establishments and markets in up to three districts of the province of Cusco.

“All the markets of Cusco have agreed to maintain the price, we stock up on weekends and we try to make it reach everyone, we do not raise it out of solidarity because many are not working” Guzman assured.

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According to Sutran’s latest report, there are 26 blocked points in the direction of the Cusco region. Main roads that connect to other regions such as Mother of God, Lima, Arequipa Y Apurimac.

In towns and cities like Urcos, Mazuco, Iñapari, Camanti, Quispicanchi, Cusco, Marcapata, Chalhuahuacho, Espinar, Ayaviri, Quinua, Quillabamba, Santa Ana, La Convención, Chinchaipujio, Anta, Canchis, Checacupe, Combopata, Tinta, Saylla, Cachimayo, Pucyura, San Pedro , sicuani Y Marangani.

It was learned that 140 fuel and LPG transport tankers are stranded on different national roads due to the blockades, which are destined for Ica, Arequipa, Moquegua, Tacna, Cusco, Puerto Maldonado Y pucallpa

Source: Larepublica

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