Yesterday was the hielba, or strike, in Arequipa. The taxi drivers and public transportation workers protested the unfair gas prices in Peru, as they probally were most affected by the price. I did not personally see it, but my friends say it was very interesting to see. Suposidly, they blockaded the streets with large rocks and threw things at cars. They said there were police everywhere, just waiting to strike them.
The protests here are dangerous, and most citizens don´t leave their homes. The city is shut down in fear the the protesters will hurt them. In the past, the army was even called in. But, luckilly, not today.
11 comments:
Cooool! You've seen more than I have in my life in Peru ;) Haha strikes in Lima are really... "soft", I've only seen the ones involving the police on TV.
Hehe.. thats something no average tourist can proclaim :)
that`s cool. ;]
zach is my loverrrrrr.
hey that's cool, I wanna see a strike!! :P they never happen here though. anyways it cud've been more dangerous, I guess!
n zach what is goin on? "zach is my lover"??? TELL US!! :P
Yeah Zach, tell us! =O! lol
hahaha.
Laura´s by bestfriend. :)
yeah right *rolling my eyes* what do u say vic, shud we believe him?? :P:P jk!
Mmm I dunno 8-)..! It seems like umm! Haha, kidding too.
hey there, I added ur blog to mine , if that's ok with u ! ;)
WAED
Hey Zach! :D
Wow Peru looks so cool! I wasn't on because I was on vacations... now I'm here again.
Later I'll link your blog to mine n_n or maybe now.
the police are no longer called in cause the rape women, steal from ppl's homes, trafficate drugs and are aggressive, lol
i personally fear policemen as most peruvians do, they're more dangerous than a simple burglar with guns saying 'I'm gonna killa' x) policemen are the law here
Post a Comment