[リマ ２１日 ロイター] – Authorities in Cusco, southern Peru, South America, announced on the 21st that they have closed the trekking route that leads to the World Heritage Site of Machu Picchu and its ruins.
At least 46 people have died in clashes with authorities in Peru after weeks of protests against the arrest of former President Castillo, and nine have been killed in a road accident linked to roadblocks erected during the protests which n be held.
Cusco officials said they will close the trekking route and Machu Picchu from January 21 due to the current social situation. The reopening date has not been decided.
In Lima, the police have arrested more than 200 people on suspicion of trespassing and stealing electronic goods from the University of Mayor de San Marcos.
The university said masked demonstrators stormed the university late Wednesday and drove security officers out.
