2025 Cajamarca regional strike

2025 Cajamarca regional strike
Part of 2025 Peruvian protests
Date	October 6, 2025 (2025-10-06) - present (6 days)
Location	Cajamarca, Peru
Caused by	Unfinished roads and the Jaen airport Illegal mining in Peru
Goals	Impeachment of Dina Boluarte
Status	The strike is lifted following the impeachment of Dina Boluarte.
Parties
Protesters Transport collectives Presidency of Dina Boluarte
Lead figures
Domiciano Gonzáles Wincler Delgado Johan Fernández Dina Boluarte
Units involved
Rondas campesinas Peruvian government National Police of Peru Peruvian Army

The 2025 Cajamarca regional strike it began on October 6 in the Cajamarca in Peru, called by Rondas campesinas in protest against insecurity, the abandonment of infrastructure works and the fight against illegal mining.

Timeline

1 October

In Jaén The Rondas Campesinas and Transport collectives called a regional strike for 6 October, The representative of the M1 transporters, Wincler Delgado, confirmed the participation of the M1, M2 and M3 transport units. ^[1]

The president of the Federación de Rondas Campesinas de Cajamarca, Johan Fernández, specified that the platform of struggle focuses on the demand to complete the Longitudinal Highway of the Sierra in its sections Chiple–Cutervo–Cochabamba, Lajas–Chota, Bambamarca–Cajamarca, Cajabamba–Cajamarca, Chota–Chongoyape y Cutervo–Cuyca. ^[2]

6 October

Blockades were reported on the Chiple – Cutervo highway and Bellavista – Jaén highway, in Cutervo Rondas Campesinas identified and detained undercover police officers, ^[3] the National Police of Peru have deployed patrol operations. ^[4]

7 October

The secretary of the Federación Regional de Rondas Campesinas de Cajamarca, Juan Carlos Guevara, pointed out that the regional strike called had a significant impact. ^[5]

8 October

Protesters blocked important areas such as Chiple (Cutervo), Chamaya (Jaén) and Bellavista (San Ignacio). ^[6]

9 October

A leader of the Rondas campesinas from San Ignacio confirmed that the seven peasant federations remain firm in their struggle and warned that the protest will become more radical in a few hours. ^[7]

10 October

The suspension of the indefinite regional strike in Cajamarca was announced by the Frente de Defensa de los Intereses y Patrimonio de Cutervo, after the Impeachment of Dina Boluarte, but according to statements by Domiciano Gonzáles, president of the Federación Subregional de Rondas Campesinas, the roads between Jaén and Chamaya remain closed. ^{[8] [9]}

References

1. Perú, Red de Medios Regionales (2 October 2025). "Paro regional en el nororiente este 6 de octubre contra el MTC por abandono de obras y otros temas (VIDEO) | Inforegión" (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 October 2025.
2. "ANUNCIAN BLOQUEO DE VIAS DURANTE PARO REGIONAL DE CAJAMARCA QUE INICIA EL 6 DE OCTUBRE | Andina Radio - Chota la más informativa de la Región" (in Spanish). 3 October 2025. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
3. Perú, Red de Medios Regionales (6 October 2025). "Paro en Cajamarca: Bloqueos en Chiple-Cutervo y Bellavista-Jaén, con fuerte presencia de ronderos en Chamaya (VIDEO) | Inforegión" (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 October 2025.
4. Perú 21 (6 October 2025). "Cajamarca: ronderos bloquean carreteras y declaran paro regional indefinido". peru21.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 October 2025.
5. Medios, Monitoreo. "Paro Regional en Cajamarca tuvo alta convocatoria de la población" (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 October 2025.
6. "La región Cajamarca vive su segundo día de huelga indefinida con bloqueos en Cutervo, Jaén y San Ignacio". LA LUPA (in Spanish). 8 October 2025. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
7. "Tercer día de paro regional en Cajamarca: ronderos de San Ignacio radicalizan protesta y mantienen tomada la carretera Fernando Belaúnde Terry - Reina de la Selva" (in Spanish). 9 October 2025. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
8. Giraldo, Por Clara (10 October 2025). "Paro en Cajamarca se levanta luego de la vacancia de Dina Boluarte, ronderos esperan reunirse con nuevos ministros". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 11 October 2025.
9. Astonitas, Ernesto (10 October 2025). "Ronderos de Cajamarca levantan paro y liberan vías tras vacancia de Dina Boluarte". rpp.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 October 2025.