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Peru imposes curfew to quell protests over rising prices

Trucks block the Pan American highway during a truckers strike in Ica, Peru, Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Peru's President Pedro Castillo imposed a curfew on the capital and the country's main port in response to sometimes violent protests over rising prices of fuel and food, requiring people in Lima and Callao to mostly stay in their homes all of Tuesday. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo) Truck drivers rest while blocking the Pan American highway as they strike in Ica, Peru, Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Peru's President Pedro Castillo imposed a curfew on the capital and the country's main port in response to sometimes violent protests over rising prices of fuel and food, requiring people in Lima and Callao to mostly stay in their homes all of Tuesday. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo) Trucks block the Pan American highway during a truckers strike in Ica, Peru, Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Peru's President Pedro Castillo imposed a curfew on the capital and the country's main port in response to sometimes violent protests over rising prices of fuel and food, requiring people in Lima and Callao to mostly stay in their homes all of Tuesday. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo) Trucks and buses block the Pan American highway during a strike in Ica, Peru, Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Peru's President Pedro Castillo imposed a curfew on the capital and the country's main port in response to sometimes violent protests over rising prices of fuel and food, requiring people in Lima and Callao to mostly stay in their homes all of Tuesday. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo) Drivers and residents protest on the Central Highway where trucks and buses are parked to block the road in Huaycan on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Monday, April 4, 2022. Cargo truckers and passenger bus drivers are blocking access to the capital to demand lower fuel prices amid inflation. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia) The "Via Rapida Libre" is empty in the San Isidro financial district of Lima, Peru, Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Peru’s President Pedro Castillo imposed a tight curfew on the capital and the country’s main port in response to sometimes violent protests over rising prices of fuel and food, requiring people in Lima and Callao to mostly stay in their homes all of Tuesday. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia) Special Forces Police arrive to a checkpoint in the Manchay district, on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Peru’s President Pedro Castillo imposed a curfew on the capital and the country’s main port in response to sometimes violent protests over rising prices of fuel and food, requiring people in Lima and Callao to mostly stay in their homes all of Tuesday. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia) A woman walks past Special Forces Police at a checkpoint in the Manchay district, on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Peru’s President Pedro Castillo imposed a tight curfew on the capital and the country’s main port in response to sometimes violent protests over rising prices of fuel and food, requiring people in Lima and Callao to mostly stay in their homes all of Tuesday. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia) Police remove burning tires from the Central Highway where trucks and buses are parked to block the road in Huaycan on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Monday, April 4, 2022. Cargo truckers and passenger bus drivers are blocking access to the capital to demand lower fuel prices amid inflation. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia) People prepare a communal stew for protesters blocking the Pan American highway during a truckers strike in Ica, Peru, Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Peru's President Pedro Castillo imposed a curfew on the capital and the country's main port in response to sometimes violent protests over rising prices of fuel and food, requiring people in Lima and Callao to mostly stay in their homes all of Tuesday. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo) Trucks block the Pan American highway during a truckers strike in Ica, Peru, Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Peru's President Pedro Castillo imposed a curfew on the capital and the country's main port in response to sometimes violent protests over rising prices of fuel and food, requiring people in Lima and Callao to mostly stay in their homes all of Tuesday. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo) Truck drivers rest while blocking the Pan American highway as they strike in Ica, Peru, Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Peru's President Pedro Castillo imposed a curfew on the capital and the country's main port in response to sometimes violent protests over rising prices of fuel and food, requiring people in Lima and Callao to mostly stay in their homes all of Tuesday. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo) Trucks block the Pan American highway during a truckers strike in Ica, Peru, Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Peru's President Pedro Castillo imposed a curfew on the capital and the country's main port in response to sometimes violent protests over rising prices of fuel and food, requiring people in Lima and Callao to mostly stay in their homes all of Tuesday. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo) Trucks and buses block the Pan American highway during a strike in Ica, Peru, Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Peru's President Pedro Castillo imposed a curfew on the capital and the country's main port in response to sometimes violent protests over rising prices of fuel and food, requiring people in Lima and Callao to mostly stay in their homes all of Tuesday. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo) Drivers and residents protest on the Central Highway where trucks and buses are parked to block the road in Huaycan on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Monday, April 4, 2022. Cargo truckers and passenger bus drivers are blocking access to the capital to demand lower fuel prices amid inflation. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia) The "Via Rapida Libre" is empty in the San Isidro financial district of Lima, Peru, Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Peru’s President Pedro Castillo imposed a tight curfew on the capital and the country’s main port in response to sometimes violent protests over rising prices of fuel and food, requiring people in Lima and Callao to mostly stay in their homes all of Tuesday. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia) Special Forces Police arrive to a checkpoint in the Manchay district, on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Peru’s President Pedro Castillo imposed a curfew on the capital and the country’s main port in response to sometimes violent protests over rising prices of fuel and food, requiring people in Lima and Callao to mostly stay in their homes all of Tuesday. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia) A woman walks past Special Forces Police at a checkpoint in the Manchay district, on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Peru’s President Pedro Castillo imposed a tight curfew on the capital and the country’s main port in response to sometimes violent protests over rising prices of fuel and food, requiring people in Lima and Callao to mostly stay in their homes all of Tuesday. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia) Police remove burning tires from the Central Highway where trucks and buses are parked to block the road in Huaycan on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Monday, April 4, 2022. Cargo truckers and passenger bus drivers are blocking access to the capital to demand lower fuel prices amid inflation. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia) People prepare a communal stew for protesters blocking the Pan American highway during a truckers strike in Ica, Peru, Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Peru's President Pedro Castillo imposed a curfew on the capital and the country's main port in response to sometimes violent protests over rising prices of fuel and food, requiring people in Lima and Callao to mostly stay in their homes all of Tuesday. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo) Trucks block the Pan American highway during a truckers strike in Ica, Peru, Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Peru's President Pedro Castillo imposed a curfew on the capital and the country's main port in response to sometimes violent protests over rising prices of fuel and food, requiring people in Lima and Callao to mostly stay in their homes all of Tuesday. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo) Truck drivers rest while blocking the Pan American highway as they strike in Ica, Peru, Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Peru's President Pedro Castillo imposed a curfew on the capital and the country's main port in response to sometimes violent protests over rising prices of fuel and food, requiring people in Lima and Callao to mostly stay in their homes all of Tuesday. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo) Trucks block the Pan American highway during a truckers strike in Ica, Peru, Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Peru's President Pedro Castillo imposed a curfew on the capital and the country's main port in response to sometimes violent protests over rising prices of fuel and food, requiring people in Lima and Callao to mostly stay in their homes all of Tuesday. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo) Trucks and buses block the Pan American highway during a strike in Ica, Peru, Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Peru's President Pedro Castillo imposed a curfew on the capital and the country's main port in response to sometimes violent protests over rising prices of fuel and food, requiring people in Lima and Callao to mostly stay in their homes all of Tuesday. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo) Drivers and residents protest on the Central Highway where trucks and buses are parked to block the road in Huaycan on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Monday, April 4, 2022. Cargo truckers and passenger bus drivers are blocking access to the capital to demand lower fuel prices amid inflation. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia) The "Via Rapida Libre" is empty in the San Isidro financial district of Lima, Peru, Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Peru’s President Pedro Castillo imposed a tight curfew on the capital and the country’s main port in response to sometimes violent protests over rising prices of fuel and food, requiring people in Lima and Callao to mostly stay in their homes all of Tuesday. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia) Special Forces Police arrive to a checkpoint in the Manchay district, on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Peru’s President Pedro Castillo imposed a curfew on the capital and the country’s main port in response to sometimes violent protests over rising prices of fuel and food, requiring people in Lima and Callao to mostly stay in their homes all of Tuesday. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia) A woman walks past Special Forces Police at a checkpoint in the Manchay district, on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Peru’s President Pedro Castillo imposed a tight curfew on the capital and the country’s main port in response to sometimes violent protests over rising prices of fuel and food, requiring people in Lima and Callao to mostly stay in their homes all of Tuesday. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia) Police remove burning tires from the Central Highway where trucks and buses are parked to block the road in Huaycan on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Monday, April 4, 2022. Cargo truckers and passenger bus drivers are blocking access to the capital to demand lower fuel prices amid inflation. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia) People prepare a communal stew for protesters blocking the Pan American highway during a truckers strike in Ica, Peru, Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Peru's President Pedro Castillo imposed a curfew on the capital and the country's main port in response to sometimes violent protests over rising prices of fuel and food, requiring people in Lima and Callao to mostly stay in their homes all of Tuesday. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo) Trucks block the Pan American highway during a truckers strike in Ica, Peru, Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Peru's President Pedro Castillo imposed a curfew on the capital and the country's main port in response to sometimes violent protests over rising prices of fuel and food, requiring people in Lima and Callao to mostly stay in their homes all of Tuesday. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo) Truck drivers rest while blocking the Pan American highway as they strike in Ica, Peru, Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Peru's President Pedro Castillo imposed a curfew on the capital and the country's main port in response to sometimes violent protests over rising prices of fuel and food, requiring people in Lima and Callao to mostly stay in their homes all of Tuesday. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo) Trucks block the Pan American highway during a truckers strike in Ica, Peru, Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Peru's President Pedro Castillo imposed a curfew on the capital and the country's main port in response to sometimes violent protests over rising prices of fuel and food, requiring people in Lima and Callao to mostly stay in their homes all of Tuesday. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo) Trucks and buses block the Pan American highway during a strike in Ica, Peru, Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Peru's President Pedro Castillo imposed a curfew on the capital and the country's main port in response to sometimes violent protests over rising prices of fuel and food, requiring people in Lima and Callao to mostly stay in their homes all of Tuesday. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo) Drivers and residents protest on the Central Highway where trucks and buses are parked to block the road in Huaycan on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Monday, April 4, 2022. Cargo truckers and passenger bus drivers are blocking access to the capital to demand lower fuel prices amid inflation. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia) The "Via Rapida Libre" is empty in the San Isidro financial district of Lima, Peru, Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Peru’s President Pedro Castillo imposed a tight curfew on the capital and the country’s main port in response to sometimes violent protests over rising prices of fuel and food, requiring people in Lima and Callao to mostly stay in their homes all of Tuesday. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia) Special Forces Police arrive to a checkpoint in the Manchay district, on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Peru’s President Pedro Castillo imposed a curfew on the capital and the country’s main port in response to sometimes violent protests over rising prices of fuel and food, requiring people in Lima and Callao to mostly stay in their homes all of Tuesday. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia) A woman walks past Special Forces Police at a checkpoint in the Manchay district, on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Peru’s President Pedro Castillo imposed a tight curfew on the capital and the country’s main port in response to sometimes violent protests over rising prices of fuel and food, requiring people in Lima and Callao to mostly stay in their homes all of Tuesday. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia) Police remove burning tires from the Central Highway where trucks and buses are parked to block the road in Huaycan on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Monday, April 4, 2022. Cargo truckers and passenger bus drivers are blocking access to the capital to demand lower fuel prices amid inflation. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia) People prepare a communal stew for protesters blocking the Pan American highway during a truckers strike in Ica, Peru, Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Peru's President Pedro Castillo imposed a curfew on the capital and the country's main port in response to sometimes violent protests over rising prices of fuel and food, requiring people in Lima and Callao to mostly stay in their homes all of Tuesday. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo) Trucks block the Pan American highway during a truckers strike in Ica, Peru, Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Peru's President Pedro Castillo imposed a curfew on the capital and the country's main port in response to sometimes violent protests over rising prices of fuel and food, requiring people in Lima and Callao to mostly stay in their homes all of Tuesday. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo) Truck drivers rest while blocking the Pan American highway as they strike in Ica, Peru, Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Peru's President Pedro Castillo imposed a curfew on the capital and the country's main port in response to sometimes violent protests over rising prices of fuel and food, requiring people in Lima and Callao to mostly stay in their homes all of Tuesday. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo) Trucks block the Pan American highway during a truckers strike in Ica, Peru, Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Peru's President Pedro Castillo imposed a curfew on the capital and the country's main port in response to sometimes violent protests over rising prices of fuel and food, requiring people in Lima and Callao to mostly stay in their homes all of Tuesday. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo) Trucks and buses block the Pan American highway during a strike in Ica, Peru, Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Peru's President Pedro Castillo imposed a curfew on the capital and the country's main port in response to sometimes violent protests over rising prices of fuel and food, requiring people in Lima and Callao to mostly stay in their homes all of Tuesday. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo) Drivers and residents protest on the Central Highway where trucks and buses are parked to block the road in Huaycan on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Monday, April 4, 2022. Cargo truckers and passenger bus drivers are blocking access to the capital to demand lower fuel prices amid inflation. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia) The "Via Rapida Libre" is empty in the San Isidro financial district of Lima, Peru, Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Peru’s President Pedro Castillo imposed a tight curfew on the capital and the country’s main port in response to sometimes violent protests over rising prices of fuel and food, requiring people in Lima and Callao to mostly stay in their homes all of Tuesday. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia) Special Forces Police arrive to a checkpoint in the Manchay district, on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Peru’s President Pedro Castillo imposed a curfew on the capital and the country’s main port in response to sometimes violent protests over rising prices of fuel and food, requiring people in Lima and Callao to mostly stay in their homes all of Tuesday. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia) A woman walks past Special Forces Police at a checkpoint in the Manchay district, on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Peru’s President Pedro Castillo imposed a tight curfew on the capital and the country’s main port in response to sometimes violent protests over rising prices of fuel and food, requiring people in Lima and Callao to mostly stay in their homes all of Tuesday. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia) Police remove burning tires from the Central Highway where trucks and buses are parked to block the road in Huaycan on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Monday, April 4, 2022. Cargo truckers and passenger bus drivers are blocking access to the capital to demand lower fuel prices amid inflation. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia) People prepare a communal stew for protesters blocking the Pan American highway during a truckers strike in Ica, Peru, Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Peru's President Pedro Castillo imposed a curfew on the capital and the country's main port in response to sometimes violent protests over rising prices of fuel and food, requiring people in Lima and Callao to mostly stay in their homes all of Tuesday. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo) Drivers and residents protest on the Central Highway where trucks and buses are parked to block the road in Huaycan on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Monday, April 4, 2022. Cargo truckers and passenger bus drivers are blocking access to the capital to demand lower fuel prices amid inflation. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia) The "Via Rapida Libre" is empty in the San Isidro financial district of Lima, Peru, Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Peru’s President Pedro Castillo imposed a tight curfew on the capital and the country’s main port in response to sometimes violent protests over rising prices of fuel and food, requiring people in Lima and Callao to mostly stay in their homes all of Tuesday. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia) Special Forces Police arrive to a checkpoint in the Manchay district, on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Peru’s President Pedro Castillo imposed a curfew on the capital and the country’s main port in response to sometimes violent protests over rising prices of fuel and food, requiring people in Lima and Callao to mostly stay in their homes all of Tuesday. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia) A woman walks past Special Forces Police at a checkpoint in the Manchay district, on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Peru’s President Pedro Castillo imposed a tight curfew on the capital and the country’s main port in response to sometimes violent protests over rising prices of fuel and food, requiring people in Lima and Callao to mostly stay in their homes all of Tuesday. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia) Police remove burning tires from the Central Highway where trucks and buses are parked to block the road in Huaycan on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Monday, April 4, 2022. Cargo truckers and passenger bus drivers are blocking access to the capital to demand lower fuel prices amid inflation. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia) People prepare a communal stew for protesters blocking the Pan American highway during a truckers strike in Ica, Peru, Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Peru's President Pedro Castillo imposed a curfew on the capital and the country's main port in response to sometimes violent protests over rising prices of fuel and food, requiring people in Lima and Callao to mostly stay in their homes all of Tuesday. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo) Drivers wait on the Central Highway in traffic created by truckers and bus drivers blocking the road in Huaycan on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Monday, April 4, 2022. Cargo truckers and passenger bus drivers are blocking access to the capital to demand lower fuel prices amid inflation. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia) Residents walk along the Central Highway while it's blocked by trucks and buses during a transportation strike in Huaycan on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Monday, April 4, 2022. Cargo truckers and passenger bus drivers are blocking access to the capital to demand lower fuel prices amid inflation. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia) Drivers and residents protest on the Central Highway during a transportation strike in Huaycan on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Monday, April 4, 2022. Cargo truckers and passenger bus drivers are blocking access to the capital to demand lower fuel prices amid inflation. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia) Special Forces Police arrive to a checkpoint in the Manchay district, on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Peru’s President Pedro Castillo has imposed a curfew on the capital and the country’s main port in response to sometimes violent protests over rising prices of fuel and food. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia) A woman waits for transport behind Special Forces Police at a checkpoint in the Manchay district on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Peru's President Pedro Castillo imposed a tight curfew on the capital and the country's main port in response to sometimes violent protects over rising prices of fuel and food, requiring people in Lima and Callao to mostly stay in their homes all of Tuesday. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia) The "Via Rapida Libre" is empty in the San Isidro financial district of Lima, Peru, Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Peru’s President Pedro Castillo imposed a tight curfew on the capital and the country’s main port in response to sometimes violent protests over rising prices of fuel and food, requiring people in Lima and Callao to mostly stay in their homes all of Tuesday. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia) Burning tires block the Pan American highway, placed by protesting truck drivers, as residents walk instead of drive in Ica, Peru, Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Peru’s President Pedro Castillo imposed a tight curfew on the capital and the country’s main port in response to sometimes violent protests over rising prices of fuel and food, requiring people in Lima and Callao to mostly stay in their homes all of Tuesday. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo)