Bay Area business owner waits for repatriation in Peru amid COVID-19 border closures

A Bay Area man who traveled to Peru last month has been stranded in that country, while an anxious family and struggling business await his return.

Max Gambirazio, who owns the San Carlos roastery business called Papachay Peruvian Coffee, flew to his coffee bean plantation in Villa Rica, Peru, on March 13. Three days later, in an effort to contain the spread of novel coronavirus, Peru closed its borders and put strict curfews in place, leaving Gambirazio unable to return.