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Cajamarca Rondas Campesinas Drive Indefinite Strike Into Day Two as Blockades Expand

Protest leaders cite a decade-old highway upgrade stalled at 7% progress, demanding an on-site MTC dialogue.

Overview

  • Ronderos kept key stretches closed on the Fernando Belaúnde Terry highway and nearby roads, with active blockades at Chiple, Chamaya, Bellavista and additional points near Cutervo.
  • La República reported more blockade points than on day one, with police deployed but unable to fully clear the routes as long vehicle lines formed.
  • Interprovincial bus companies suspended services on corridors linking Chachapoyas, Trujillo, Bagua, Jaén, Piura, Chiclayo and Tarapoto, prompting passengers to walk sections and make transfers.
  • Demands center on rehabilitating the PE-3N Longitudinal de la Sierra segment and curbing illegal mining, along with calls to restore flights at Jaén’s Fernando Belaúnde Terry airport.
  • CUNARC chief Flavio Flores pressed for a dialogue table in the region, alleged MTC met with “false leaders,” warned of spreading the strike to La Libertad, Arequipa and jungle departments, and said no substantive MTC response had arrived.