MEXICO CITY, Dec 20 Inca Manco Capac Airport in the Peruvian city Juliaca in the south of the country has resumed work after a break due to large-scale social protests related to the removal of ex-president Pedro Castillo, the transport ministry said.
«Operations at the Inca Manco Capac airport in Juliaca were resumed today. Aeropuertos Andinos del Perú (terminal operator) reports that 14 flights are scheduled for today,» the ministry's Twitter blog post reads.
Pedro Castillo, who served as president of Peru, on December 7 dissolved parliament, which was supposed to consider the issue of his impeachment for the third time. However, the parliamentarians still gathered for a meeting and decided on the resignation of Castillo. The armed forces and police spoke out against Castillo's decision, he was arrested on charges of rebellion, abuse of power. Previously Vice President Dina Boluarte was sworn in as head of state in Congress and became Peru's first woman president. Supporters of the ex-president have been holding large-scale protests in all regions since December 10, in which more than 20 people have already died.
Last weekend, on December 17 and 18, large air harbors in Cusco and Arequipa resumed operation, the airport in the Apurimac department is still closed.