Martial law comes to Sauce.

As of yesterday we are under martial law here in Sauce with troops on pátrol in the streets, all tourism stopped and only food, medicine and patients allowed to be transported in and out.  All businesses are closed except food stores and pharmacies. Meanwhile the closest coronavirus case is hundreds of kilometers away in Iquitos.

It felt slightly edgy taking this clandestine photo this morning.  The armed soldier with facemask was the only living soul on the plaza de armas.

The population has been ordered to stay in their houses with only one family member allowed out to go food shopping or buy from the pharmacy.

The good side is that the lake is totally quiet with no boat traffic so our resident mermaid is getting a nice break from the incessant boat motor noise.

Our 2 volunteers from Germany, Tara and Johanna have been ordered to go back to their home country but as there are no flights they are staying at our house for the present.  Estrella de Sauce is obviously closed.