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Living in Peru
Israel J. Ruiz

Earthquake victims in Chincha, Pisco and Ica - the three Peru provinces worst affected by the magnitude-8 earthquake last year - are prepared for tomorrow's protest.

Citizens claim they are tired of waiting for the government to help them, assuring the reconstruction process is taking too long.

Among those organizing Friday's march, which is to take place exactly one year after the earthquake, are fishing, agriculture and trade unions accompanied by the General Confederation of Peruvian Workers (CGTP) and the Peruvian Medical Federation.

These unions have brought together and are leading a massive group of at least sixty-six other organizations, reported Terra News.

They are demanding that Peru's government better administer time and funds. They claim the South Reconstruction Fund (FORSUR) has disappeared and the work is being carried out in a disorganized manner.

Aside from the support of dozens of unions, the group of protestors is being backed by the regional government of Ica and the governor himself, Rómulo Triveño.

While Triveño cannot directly take part in the march because of legal restrictions, he has announced he fully supports the protest and the people's cause.