Overview

• The Frente de Defensa launched the stoppage with blockades and the closure of shops, restaurants and hotels across Machu Picchu Pueblo.
• Demonstrators say Sernanp authorized the 18 units and accuse local authorities, police, PeruRail and Consettur of collusion to prevent their entry.
• Ferrocarril Transandino briefly suspended trains on the Ollantaytambo–Machu Picchu route due to large rocks on the track, and PeruRail said services resumed from 10 a.m. on Sunday.
• Consettur and PeruRail reported normal operations and rejected acts of intimidation or violence that could disrupt public order.
• The Presidency of the Council of Ministers said the Provincial Municipality of Urubamba must decide the operator for the route, underscoring an unresolved standoff.