Life jacket. Businessmen hope that the activity will allow the arrival of thousands of tourists. After almost two months of uncertainty, the provincial mayor of Cusco, Luis Pantoja Calvo, confirmed the Fiesta del Sol o Inti Raymi. This activity is intended to recover tourism in the region, an activity strongly hit by the latest social […]
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In the middle of the agricultural season, sowings in 19 regions fell by almost 57%
Tumbes and Cajamarca are the ones that register the greatest setback. While the cultivation area of the main foods falls by up to 26%. Reduction in harvest level would reach 30% in the first half of this year. Planting of the main transitory crops fell by almost 57% in 19 regions of the country between […]
Guilds ask to declare tourism in Cusco an emergency and protect Machu Picchu
The Technical Advisory Collective of the Private Sector of Tourism petitioned the Mincetur that this measure is executed for the financial rescue of the operators of the productive sector due to losses of S/ 13 million a day. He political conflict which concatenates with the protests and the road blockade has put the sector Tourism […]
Due to the paralyzed mine, Peru loses $10 million a day
Committed future. Thousands of direct and indirect jobs are at risk due to suspension of operations. Subnational governments will not have a budget for works due to income reduction. In addition, future investments will be diluted. He Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the country is at risk due to the stoppage of the main mining […]
No domestic gas! Bottled LPG shortage continues in Cusco
Distributors have not had the resource for more than 15 days. Now, the long lines are made in the packaging in search of the gas balloons. Unlike other days, the domestic gas distributors in Cusco looked empty, without the presence of users who woke up to get a ball of precious fuel. Perhaps resigned by […]
Microentrepreneurs in Cusco in crisis due to lack of income
Crisis. Businesses are about to go bankrupt because no tourists. Entrepreneurs say that for days they have no income. They ask for a truce for the arrival of visitors in February. Hotels, restaurants and artisans of Cusco register low sales and, in some cases, these are nil. All as a result of the political and […]
Food costs rise and gas continues to be lacking in the south
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 […]
Cusco: what is the price of food in the markets during the protests?
In the face of the continuous protests and blockades, find out the price and demand for food in the supply centers rosaspata and ccascaparo, in progress. Also, read some recommendations from merchants to buy. With information from Luis Álvarez and Alexander Flores/URPI-LR The price of food in the markets of Cusco is varied. Find out […]
No domestic gas! Citizens got up early to get bottled LPG in Cusco
Chaotic. This Monday the 30th, there are huge queues outside the Angostura. Citizens denounced that small distributors were increasing the price of the domestic ball. With information from Luis Álvarez/URPI-LR At the gas plant in the sector of Angostura, located on the border of the districts St Geronimo and Saylla, Hundreds of citizens got up […]
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. […]