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Peru: More airports close as protests trigger fresh state of emergency

Government
Will Payne
20 January 2023

More airports have paused operations in Peru as anti-government protests continue to spread across the country.

(Credit: Adrian Dascal / Unsplash)

On Thursday (19 January) the airports in Arequipa and Cusco suspended their operations temporarily after a further 30-day state of emergency was declared in the Amazonas, La Libertad and Tacna regions.

According to the UK Foreign Office, all other airports in Peru, including the international airport in Lima, are restricting entry to passengers that hold an ID and a boarding pass.

In an update, the FCDO warned travellers arriving in the country that travel to some parts of Peru or return from Lima may not be possible.