On Monday Wilfredo Saavedra, president of Cajamarca’s Environmental Defense Front, said protestors would carry on with the strike until the government deemed the Conga mining project was ‘unfeasible’.

According to El Comercio, protests in the area turned violent on Monday, and reported acts of vandalism.

The newspaper reported that some protestors had started burning tires and had started to gather in the city square.

Flights in and out of the area had been canceled.

Gregorio Santos, regional president of Cajamarca said he had met with a representative from the central government, and said he was waiting for the ministers to speak out against the mining project.

Prime Minister Salomon Lerner said communication was still underway, but clarified that no representative from the executive branch would travel to Cajamarca on Monday.

“There are no plans to travel today, but we do plan on traveling there if the conditions for dialogue are met, and if local authorities and the regional government allows it,” said Lerner.

The Prime Minister added that he still thought a compromise could be reached.

“We want to explain the responsible mining scheme the government had formulated, to these local authorities, and hope they will help us promote it,” he said, according to El Comercio.

"I can not say whether it will be me or the President who will travel, but a member of the executive branch will be there if the conditions are suitable," he added.

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