The agricultural strike in Cusco was lifted yesterday at noon, after the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri) announced the arrival of Minister Víctor Raúl Mayta Frisancho, to the imperial city for December 23. The nearly two-day protest was suspended, but its consequences affect the economic and tourist reactivation region of.
Edy Cuellar, president of the Chamber of Commerce of Cusco, said that the impact of the blockade of the railroad to Machupicchu is not only immediate. “For every dissatisfied tourist or with a bad experience in Cusco, 18 will not come. The tourism sector is very sensitive, its repercussions are lasting ”.
Cuellar calculates an economic affectation of 200 thousand dollars for the region. “They are flights that stop being made, train services, buses, restaurants, hotels, crafts, taxis,” he argued. The agrarian strike that began on Monday blocked Calca and Urubamba, tourist provinces of the Sacred Valley of the Incas.
Likewise, the president of the Association of Tourism Agencies (AATC), Marco Ochoa, said that the efforts to position Cusco as a safe destination in the midst of the pandemic are violated for a single day of unemployment. “While tourism actors struggle to recover, conflicts hit them,” he said.
However, Ochoa blamed the national and regional government for these social problems. Said They must take precedence over protests to avoid such dire effects on the economy and tourism. “You should not wait for actions, protests, blockades to be taken. You must react before. The worst is always expected to just act ”, he added.
The farmers’ strike for the rise in the cost of fertilizers and fertilizers It was announced weeks ago, but the roundtables were absent. Likewise, the second agrarian reform was launched two months ago, according to the strikers, without results so far. Rather, the (Agriculture) ministry tried to disunite us. We hope that this time they will listen to us, ”argued Maro Pino, president of the Cusco Users Board.
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