Since the protests began in the country, the airports of Cusco and Ayacucho have been affected and temporarily closed. This has generated that so far this year there have been 525 canceled flights and more than 58,000 affected passengers. This was reported by the Association of International Air Transport Companies in Peru (Aetai) and the […]
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Moderate rise in food prices under risk of speculation
The first day of marches against the government of President Dina Boluarte in Lima, a city with a stock, in case of emergency, for about five days, had no effect on the products of the basic basket. Outside of lemon, whose route did have problems, as Midagri admitted, the blocking of some roads only meant […]
Registration to collect the fertiabono is incomplete in regions
Government will disburse a new bonus for small farmers so that they can buy fertilizers. The delivery of this reinforcement of the Fertiabono It is aimed at those producers who have farms of less than 5 hectares and ranges from S/470 to S/2,350.. The amount will depend on the number of hectares of each farmer. […]
30% of hotels stopped operating in Arequipa due to protests
As a result of the demonstrations in the southern regions against the government of Dina Boluarte and Congress, foreign tourists continue to cancel their travel packages to visit the city of Arequipa and other attractions in the region. According to the president of the Association of Hotels and Restaurants of Arequipa (Now), Teresa Rubina Valencia […]
Tourist destinations in Arequipa without visitors due to protests
“Would anyone dare to come to a country where they are killing?” asks Jorge Valderrama, former president of the Arequipa Association of Travel and Tourism Agencies (AVIT). The businessman refers that due to the prolonged uncertainty that the country has been experiencing since December 2022, 80% of the travel reservation was canceled, affecting the entire […]
Family of four ate with S/ 840 in a month, now it is not enough
Arequipa. After the toughest times of COVID-19, Rebeca returned to sell vegetables to the commercial platform Andres Avelino Caceres as a wanderer Since he did it he has noticed a big change. “People buy more measured amounts and are mostly looking for cheap,” he says. For Rebeca, the reason is that, in the year 2022, […]
Mining Bonanza generated S/ 7,844 million canons and regions only spent 60%
A viral video circulates on social networks: trucks transport copper through the southern mining corridor to ship it through the port of matarani (Arequipa) and export it to China. “Looting”, indicates the subtitle. In the description of the audiovisual, the text indicates that the transnationals take the wealth of Peru without paying taxes. The director […]
Supply in Arequipa markets was restored, but there is fear of new strikes
The food supply was restored in the city of Arequipa after a week of overcoming the blockades on the Panamericana Sur highway, which prevented the arrival of various products from the north and center of the country. Dozens of residents had taken the measure demanding the resignation of Dina Boluarte, the closure of Congress and […]
LPG and domestic gas shortages persist in Arequipa: what is its price?
The purchase of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and domestic gas is still chaotic in the city of Arequipa. This Monday the 26th, dozens of taxi drivers formed long queues outside the faucet located between Jesús and Cairo avenues. This is due to the high demand for this fuel that has an average price of S/9.90 […]
Ranchers lost 1.2 million liters of milk a day due to protest
Portugaldairy farmer San Camilo Irrigation, The Jewel (Arequipa), for 10 days, he discarded around 600 liters of milk a day, which has meant a loss of S/7,200 in this same period. This, after the Gloria company suspended the collection of milk due to damage caused to the infrastructure of its Majes plant during the day […]