Consequences. Roadblocks for days are already affecting the population of regions. In Arequipa, there is a lack of products from the north and vehicular LPG. In Cusco, products become more expensive and there is no gas.
The continuous protests that take place throughout the country and in the southern regions are causing food and gas shortages. On a tour carried out by The Republicit was possible to verify the lack of some products and the increase in prices of others.
In Arequipa, for example, food products that arrive from the southern and northern highlands of the country are becoming more expensive in the markets. This is due to the difficulty for them to reach the city.
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In it San Camilo retail market from the historic center, the cost of products arriving from Puno and Cusco, such as potatoes and olluco, almost doubled, standing at S/ 7. As for the entry of lamb meat from the Altiplano, it is also restricted.
In the same way, In the fruits that arrive from the north, several have become more expensive. For example, a kilo of papaya is sold between S/ 7 and S/ 9, also doubling its value. Before, this product was brought from Madre de Dios and now it comes from Tingo María.
As for vehicular LPG, the eight taps in Arequipa that were recharged last Sunday were left without supplies due to the great demand. The president of the Association of Taps of ArequipaMagno Salas, argued that the roads in Ica must be clear so that the fuel can arrive normally.
Cusco suffers
The shortage of essential products continues to be notorious in the Cusco region. Despite the truce last weekend, the Ccascaparo retail market in the center of the city, it was possible to verify that some vegetables (mostly from Arequipa) fell in price, others maintained their costs or rose.
This is the case of the tomato that the previous week registered S/ 8 per kilo, yesterday it was quoted at S/ 4. While the price of sweet potato was raised from S/ 2 to S/ 4.50, peas from S/ 6 to S/ 10 , spinach from 5 to 6 soles, among others.
As for domestic gas, Hundreds of people got up early yesterday to make long queues in search of a gas cylinder at the Angostura domestic gas bottling plant. Despite the fact that they formed long queues, they found the ungrateful news that there was no product.
Despite the refusal, many of the users chose to stay in the place waiting for fuel, since it was reported that the vehicles were stranded in Limatambo, Anta province and another contingent in Challhuanca (Apurímac).
The lack of fuel is affecting food vendors in the markets. They have closed their businesses.
tacna
In Tacna, the increase in chicken is maintained in the markets, while other products maintain their prices. Before the restart of the stoppages and blockades, on the roads a kilo of chicken was sold between S/8 and S/9.50, however, since last weekend it can only be found at S/11.50 in the Miguel Grau Wholesale Market.
The products that maintain their prices are fish (bonito) S/5, peas S/8, carrots S/2, among others.
Trips to Cusco and Puno on condition
Although yesterday Monday no blocked roads were reported in the Arequipa region, the demand for travelers continues to be low, as there is fear of being stranded on highways in other regions. Faced with this, some carriers offer alternative routes to reach destinations.
Thus, yesterday the company Expreso Real offered tickets from Arequipa – Cusco in 130 soles. In the case of departures to Puno, minivan offered tickets at the value of 50 soles. They were going by the alternative route through Mañazo.
Source: Larepublica
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