March : The violence unfolds a day before a new president is to be sworn in . Three people were killed and 25 injured in clashes with police . Garcia spoke the same day the Peruvian government agreed to put an end to a private mining project in Puno , following the deaths of five protesters in clashes with police on Friday . The protest was over mining projects in the department of Mines . The government decided to put an end to one mining project .
March : The violence unfolds a day before a new president is to be sworn in . Three people were killed and 25 injured in clashes with police . The protest was over mining projects in the department of Mines . The government decided to put an end to one mining project .