Overview
- Cultural officials in Huancayo verified paint stains and graffiti on heritage sites including Casa Parra del Riego, Parque 15 de junio, Parque Huamanmarca, Casa Peñaloza, and the hotel de turistas frontage.
- Municipal culture director Rómulo Sulca condemned the vandalism and acknowledged that the citizen-security contingency plan failed, with decisions on how to handle the Ño Carnavalón still pending.
- The Ministerio Público opened a fiscal case focused on security arrangements for the 76 institutions registered to participate in the event.
- Witnesses in Huancayo reported attacks and nuisance acts against dancers, a quinceañera in a carriage, and transport workers and passengers on Jr. Ancash and Jr. Ica.
- Ayacucho’s festivities saw people intoxicated near the Plaza Mayor, corners used as improvised bathrooms despite portable toilets, and comparsas breaking the preset order near the exparadero Huanta, prompting calls for stronger cleaning, control, and security by the Huamanga municipality.