They have opened several airports in the country, including Cuzco, from which more than 5,000 tourists who were trapped have been able to leave; also several young Basques.
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The situation in Peru has worsened since the former president Pedro Castillo was sentenced to 18 months in pretrial detention. Police and military repression has left at least 22 dead and hundreds injured throughout Peru, especially in the interior. For this reason, two ministers of President Dina Boluarte have resigned from their position. In this context of confusion, some of the young Basques trapped in the country have managed to catch the plane back home after the opening of highways and airports.
At the beginning of the week, EITB Media had the opportunity to speak with seven medical students from the UPV/EHU. A week ago they took a flight to Peru to go on vacation, but they had no idea what they would find on the day of their arrival. Thus, they were trapped in Cuzco, the most touristic city in the country.
Now several airports in the country have been opened, including Cuzco, so that more than 5,000 trapped tourists have been able to leave it. However, the state of emergency remains in force and the curfew is maintained in 15 provinces.
Throughout the night, EITB Media has been able to speak with some of the aforementioned Basque students. From Cuzco they have managed to reach Lima and, if all goes well, in a few hours they will leave Peru and arrive in Chile.
Andoni Martikorena He studies electrical engineering, and Itziar Soraluze medicine. Last night they managed to arrive at the Cuzco airport, and now they are in Lima, to leave for Chile. Martikorena explained that “the first thing we wanted was to catch the plane, and this is the first one that has left”. She points out that when she arrived at the airport there were a lot of people; “You could tell that people were wanting to leave.”
Soraluze added that “we have not received much help from the embassy and the consulate.” Instead, “a worker from the Zumaia travel agency, Joseba, has helped us a lot.”
On the other hand, three young Basque nursing students who have been locked up in a hostel in Cuzco for the first time have had the opportunity to go out on the streets. In any case, they have not yet approached the airport, as they will wait for the situation to calm down a bit. According to the young Nahia Lertxundi“Things are moving forward and we feel supported because, fortunately or unfortunately, the military is also around.”
In addition, “roads are being opened and the way to the airport has been cleared.” As she has related, “we have also had the opportunity to go out and we have been in a bar until 8:00 p.m., because there is a curfew.”
Source: Eitb
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