Demonstrators in Peru blocked roads and held mass funerals Wednesday for those killed in violent anti-government protests that have gripped the country for weeks, as the United States called for "restraint" on both sides.

MORE: The deadly clashes have spread to the tourist city of Cusco, the ancient capital of the Inca Empire, where one protester was killed and more than 20 people were wounded, including six police officers.

In total, at least 40 people have died in more than a month of demonstrations demanding the resignation of President Dina Boluarte, who took over on December 7 after the ouster and arrest of her predecessor Pedro Castillo.

The violence has drawn a rebuke from the United Nations, and a delegation from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) arrived in the country Wednesday to investigate the protests and accusations of political repression.

(AFP)

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