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Cusco Region Paralised By Strikes

A view of the area around the PeruRail station in Aguas Calientes. Cusco region union leaders launched a 48-hour strike this morning to protest against rising food, fuel and fertilizer prices and to ask the government for help to exit the crisis. The strike in Cusco blocked road and rail access to the ruins of Machu Picchu, the country's main tourist attraction, and access roads to Cusco, the regional capital, trapping thousands of innocent tourists. On Monday, 18 April 2022, in Aguas Calientes, Cusco, Peru. Cusco region union leaders launched a 48-hour strike this morning to protest against rising food, fuel and fertilizer prices and to ask the government for help to exit the crisis. The strike in Cusco blocked road and rail access to the ruins of Machu Picchu, the country's main tourist attraction, and access roads to Cusco, the regional capital, trapping thousands of innocent tourists. On Monday, 18 April 2022, in Aguas Calientes, Cusco, Peru. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID	#8095010
Date Taken	18 April 2022
Location	N/A
Photographer	Artur Widak/NurPhoto
Category	Social Issue
Copyright	© 2025 NurPhoto - Artur Widak/NurPhoto

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