I have been in Puno for the past three days...and in those three days it has become virtually impossible to travel to Cusco. I am among such protest. Recently, Alan Garcia and his government passed a law that enables private investment in native land and also the water of Peru. The Natives have been protesting in the jungle now for a while and it is only growing more intense. The protesting has really developed in the past week and especially in the last couple of days. The natives are fighting the privitization of water, land, and mining. Every road to Cusco had either been blockaded or burnt. Yesterday, I thought the conditions could some how find resolve...but seeing as they are only getting worse, my travels and desires will have to bend quite a bit. I cannot wait here in Puno much longer because on the 24th, Puno along with every other local town will be in protest. As of this moment, I think I will travel west to Arequipa and hike around for a few days in Colca Canyon. I doubt that I will have the opportunity to visit Cusco altogether. What a bummer. You know what though...I would be protesting too. Peru is a country blessed with such natural resources, however they are constantly being raped by foreign greed...and the people should not allow this. A la gente nativo...SUERTE.
Being that Cusco and the journey to Machu Picchu was to be the main experience of my time in Peru, I have had to find a positive spin for this change of tide. I now have a monumental reason to return and more time to experience Chile and Argentina. Okay mamma, I know I told you I´d have some sort of itinerary here, but I´m sure you can see I am in quite a predicament and nothing is certain. I will have more updates when the ground stops swirling beneath me. PEACE and LOVE.
hay siempre espera...
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