NEW clashes have been reported in Cusco as the protests against Peruvian President Dina Boluarte’s government spread across the south of the Andean country.

Forty-seven people have been killed so far in the protests, which have raged since a congressional coup led to Pedro Castillo being ousted and detained last month.

Health officials in Cusco said that 16 civilians and six police officers had been injured on Wednesday when protesters tried to take over the city’s airport, at which many foreign tourists arrive to see attractions such as the nearby Inca citadel of Machu Picchu.