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Hostile to locals: Munich holidaymakers caught in South America - "turning the wheel a bit"

2020-04-02T04:43:06.542Z


A curfew was imposed and flights canceled. Peru has quarantined the whole country. Munich residents are stranded on their trip to South America and are stuck.


A curfew was imposed and flights canceled. Peru has quarantined the whole country. Munich residents are stranded on their trip to South America and are stuck.

  • The corona pandemic has unforeseen consequences for German tourists.
  • The Federal Foreign Office has already flown out 150,000 vacationers in an unprecedented return campaign.
  • The situation in Peru (South America) is currently completely different.
  • Our guide through reporting: latest case numbers, symptoms * and possible protective measures *.

Cusco / Munich - It should be a dream vacation , a balance to the stressful everyday life at home. But for Munich's Jan Kising and his friends, the trip to Peru (South America) became a nightmare - because now they are stuck in the Andean city of Cusco. "We are desperate," the 35-year-old told tz . He and his three friends have only one wish: back to Germany! But even the Federal Foreign Office seems to be facing major problems.

Jan Kising and his friends Annika (29), Anja (26) and Dominik (30) left for their vacation in early March : they had planned a three-week stay. The first week went according to plan. They booked tours, took the obligatory picture in Machu Picchu. Then it went into the jungle - the ordeal began. The Peruvian President Martín Vizcarra closed the borders within 24 hours and quarantined the country for 15 days.

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Everything was still good in Machu Picchu: Jan Kising (2nd from right) with his friends Annika, Dominik and Anja (from right).

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Kising and his friends immediately made their way back to Cusco. Once here, they were effectively locked up in their hostel for ten days: the government had imposed strict exit restrictions. Nobody is allowed out, only to the supermarket and then alone and with a mask. Anyone who violates this will face imprisonment!

ANNOUNCEMENT pic.twitter.com/EfIF3wZpAY

- Perú (@peru) March 13, 2020

Corona virus: Nobody wants to have Munich as neighbors

The next bad news for Munich: The hostel has to close unexpectedly, allegedly because of a Corona case nearby. With luck, they will find an Airbnb apartment together with four other Germans. But the situation is tense here too. "The neighbors are very against us," says Jan Kising. "Our landlord constantly writes to us that we should be quiet and that we shouldn't be outside." The neighbors complain about the Germans, they don't want them anymore in the country.

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The people of Munich have stayed in this AirBnB apartment. The neighbors want to get rid of them quickly.

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Peru: tensions between the population and holidaymakers

The Federal Foreign Office is aware of the tensions between the population and holidaymakers. When asked by tz : "The Federal Foreign Office is working flat out and using the greatest possible human resources to support the approximately 2,700 German travelers in Peru." For the special location in Cusco, a consular team from Lima is going to the Andean city sent to support local people.

But why can't Jan Kising and the others be flown out? The very strict issue of landing permits is to blame, since the Peruvian government closed the airports and put them under the military control. Last week two planes from Lima took off. Four flights are planned for Cusco on Wednesday and Thursday. But the government could still withdraw the landing permit for this.

Munich in the Corona crisis: "We are turning the wheel a bit"

Until then, Jan Kising and his friends can only wait and hope. Also that they get a place at all - because the planes will not be enough for everyone. Since there are no more buses, there is no way to get to the capital Lima. "We turn the wheel a bit, but try to make the best of the situation," says Kising. You distract yourself with cooking and playing cards. In between, always reaching for the cell phone - hoping to finally get good news.

There are also problems with the retrieval in these countries

According to the Federal Foreign Office, around 160,000 of the more than 200,000 Germans suspected abroad have returned since the Federal Government started the return campaign. 24,000 of them were brought home on chartered flights. However, similar to Peru, there are problems in some other countries. Like in New Zealand, where more than 10,000 Germans are still stuck. After a first return flight, the New Zealand government prohibited further scheduled flights up to and including today. The airspace over Morocco and Tunisia was also blocked. Around 300 Germans are stuck in Cameroon after the country closed the borders without warning. Many Germans are also waiting for a way to get home in the Philippines. "We ask those who are still abroad to be patient," tweeted Foreign Minister Heiko Maas (SPD).

We are happy with the 175,000 who are back home. We ask those who are still abroad to be patient. The staff at @AuswaertigesAmt work around the clock - it's our turn! #Corona crisis pic.twitter.com/7ZDnjpg8ar

- Heiko Maas (@HeikoMaas) March 30, 2020

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Source: merkur

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