Irish tourists and backpackers trapped in Peru since the outbreak of Covid-19 there are asking for the Irish Government to do more to help them get home.
Jessica Powell from Dublin had travelled to Peru to meet her boyfriend who had been travelling around South America, but just a week after they arrived in Peru, the country went into lockdown.
She said she believes at least 30 Irish people are in the same situation and said that the curfew has left many travellers fearful that they will not be able to get out at all. "Basically we were here about a week and I was due to fly home on Monday.
On Sunday night the president declared a state of emergency and said that everyone must go into lockdown for 15 days." She said she received an email