Part of what makes a democracy is the right to protest against injustice.
Earlier this year I arrived in Cusco Peru a day prior to a major protest that saw most of the city shut down. Buses and trains were on strike, shops and restaurants closed their doors, and everyone took to the street marching, chanting, and burning tyres.
The protests were sparked by the Peruvian president’s plans to privatize state run businesses and sell off the rights to run cultural and historical sites such as Machu Picchu.
It was amazing to see a whole city turn out to peacefully stand up against an injust government out to make a quick buck at the expense of the rich cultural history of a proud people.