Dozens of farmers from Tambo Valley, In the province of Islay, they mobilize in vans and trucks in protest against the Tía María mining project, on the first day of preventive strike. In some sectors they blocked communication routes.
The residents concentrated on the San Francisco Square, from Cocachacra. From that point they left in various units to the Boquerón sector, in the Dean Valdivia district, as reported by the medium Cablevisión Mollendo.
Meanwhile, the media, Mollendinospublished photographs of the blockade of the Costanera highway, in the Cerro Bandurrias sector, Punta de Bombón district.
The protesters used burned tires to prevent vehicles from passing through this road, which connects with the port of Ilo. Traffic is restricted in Cocachacra. Many units have suspended operations for fear of attacks by protesters.
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Meanwhile, Dozens of farmers came to the Panamericana Sur, in the Ventanilla sector; where hundreds of vehicles could not continue their journeys. The units leaving the port of Matarani to Bolivia, Arequipa and other regions were affected by the interruption of transit. At the closing of this note, the blockade in this sector continued.
It should be noted that the 72-hour preventive strike will be observed today, October 22 and 23 in the Tambo valley. However, there is a group of residents who traveled to the city of Arequipa, so they also march through the Historic Center and seek to reach the Plaza de Armas.
