Peru has indefinitely shut the tourist site Machu Picchu in the latest sign that anti-government protests that began last month are increasingly engulfing the South American country.
Demonstrators are demanding the resignation of Boluarte, the former vice president sworn into office Dec. 7 to replace Castillo. They also want Congress dissolved and new elections held. Castillo is currently detained on charges of rebellion.
On Saturday morning, police used a small tank to burst into the National University of San Marcos in the morning. Hundreds of protesters congregated outside the law enforcement offices where the detainees were being held Saturday evening chanting “Freedom” and “We’re students, not terrorists.” More congregated at other points of downtown Lima.
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