The artisanal miners once again blocked the Ocoña bridge, located at kilometer 782 of the Panamericana Sur highway, jurisdiction of the province of Camaná, region of Arequipa.
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After giving a truce of an hour and a half for the vehicles to pass, The protesters once again blocked the national road that connects the regions of Arequipa, Puno, Moquegua, Tacna and Cusco.
The artisanal miners of the Secocha sector, province of Camaná, They have been protesting for nine days on the Ocoña bridge, restricting vehicular traffic, mostly trucks and interprovincial buses with passengers.
Artisanal miners on the Ocoña bridge. Photo: diffusion.
“To date, Minister Rómulo Mucho (Ministry of Energy and Mines) has been censured. The ruling that would expand the formalization process has been postponed. “There has been talk with the Ministry of the Interior to coordinate with the Police and not harm children and vulnerable people in blockade areas.”said one of the representatives of artisanal mining.
POLICE REPORT
The National Police reported that the Ocoña bridge (Camaná) was blockedIn the districts of Chala and Yauca (Caravelí), vehicular traffic was enabled for one hour, while in the district of Atico (Caravelí) it has remained unblocked since yesterday.
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