The community of Chongos Alto presented a certified copy from a notary public of Matucana, showing an 1817 title found in his archives. This document evidenced land ownership and was delivered on November 20, 1817 by the autonomous corregidor de Ulloa, acting on behalf of His Majesty Viceroy José Antonio …
The Antepongo production unit suffered attacks during 1983 that seriously affected its operations. These attacks were repeated in 1987, making the continuity of this production unit unsustainable. As a consequence of these attacks, the unit's own members began to point out that Antepongo's lands should be returned to the possession …
On December 11, 1983, villagers from various communities in the districts of Vilca, Manta and Acobambilla (province of Huancavelica) were gathered by militants of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in Vilca. The subversives organized these villagers as a 'mass' to assault three Production Units of SAIS Cahuide: Tucle, Laive and Antapongo, located …
In the second half of 1987, the PCP-SL made its first incursion into Chongos Alto, a district located in the Canipaco area. Shining Path columns repeatedly visited the district, marking the arrival of the 'new power' in the area. During these incursions, the PCP-SL militants addressed the villagers, especially the …
In January 1988, the PCP-SL organized a meeting of residents of Chongos Alto with the objective of establishing a Popular Committee. During this meeting, some community members were designated as responsible for it. This event was part of the rapid expansion of the Shining Path's influence in the Cunas area, …
In January 1988, the PCP-SL stormed the community of Chongos Alto with the objective of organizing a Popular Committee. This event occurred in the midst of disagreements and land claims between different communities in the area, including disputes between Chongos Alto as the 'mother' community and the 'daughter' communities (Llamapsillon, …
In 1988, the dissolution of SAIS-Cahuide was agreed after years of conflicts and attacks suffered by the organization since 1983. The Board of Directors of Transitional Administration and Dissolution and Liquidation of SAIS-Cahuide tried unsuccessfully to resolve the conflicts in the courts. In 1990, the Board issued a resolution explaining …
In the last months of 1988, a state of emergency was decreed throughout the department of Junín. This decree was a response to the intensification of PCP-SL violence in the region, which included the destruction of police posts in Chongos Alto and Yanacancha in mid-1988, and multiple incursions into communities …
In mid-1988, the PCP-SL destroyed the police posts that the police had established in Chongos Alto and Yanacancha to guard the Canipaco valley area. These police posts represented the presence of the State in the region, where land conflicts were developing between communities and SAIS Cahuide. The army had been …
In January 1988, the PCP-SL (Shining Path) assaulted the community of Chongos Alto to establish a People's Committee. The community was forced to live under a strict regime where justice was harshly administered, with severe punishments for offenders. Despite the oppressive conditions, the residents of Chongos Alto managed to negotiate …
In January 1988, the PCP-SL organized a meeting of residents of Chongos Alto with the objective of establishing a Popular Committee. During this period of Shining Path activity in the area, 9 military personnel and 2 civilians who were part of an army support group were killed by Shining Path …
Faced with the possibility of a similar event to that of Chongos Alto, where the PCP-SL had organized a Popular Committee and later carried out a massacre on April 12, 1989, the Llamapsillón community members decided to organize a self-defense patrol. This round was officially recognized by the Armed Forces …
On March 16, 1989, community members from the Canipaco valley arrived in the area that had been occupied by the Langainos (inhabitants of Yauyos province, Lima) and began the eviction. Previously, the langainos and community members from the Huasicancha district had invaded the Chongos Alto lands, supported by members of …
On April 11, 1989, the day of the weekly fair in the district of Chongos Alto, authorities and residents representing the communities of Chinche, Chongos Alto, Llamapsillón, Palaco, Vista Alegre and Palmayoc met clandestinely somewhere in this district with the purpose of planning defense actions against the presence of the …
On April 12, 1989, between 4:30 and 5:00 a.m., a column of approximately fifty Shining Pathists took the main square of Chongos Alto and carried out a massacre against villagers who had agreed to oppose the PCP-SL. This repressive action was a response by the PCP-SL to the agreements made …
The military arrived for the first time in the Canipaco valley after the event of April 12, 1989, which was the most shocking massacre in the entire Canipaco area. This military arrival was in response to the massacre perpetrated the previous day (April 11-12) in Chongos Alto, where authorities and …
Forty members of the PCP-SL, under the leadership of comrade 'Rosa', arrived in a stolen bus to Chongos Alto. Armed with a list and covered with balaclavas, they took twelve communal authorities of Chongos Alto and Chicche from their homes. They took them to the main square where, in a …
In the early morning of April 12, 1989, the PCP-SL perpetrated a massacre in Chicche. The day before, April 11, authorities and residents representing the communities of Chicche, Chongos Alto, Llamapsillón, Palaco, Vista Alegre and Palmayoc had met clandestinely in Chongos Alto during the weekly fair to plan defense actions …
On April 12, 1989, in the district of Chongos Alto, Huancayo, Junín, forty members of the Shining Path (PCP-SL) killed twelve communal authorities from the districts of Chongos Alto and Chicche. This event was part of a broader strategy by the Shining Path to destabilize the region by targeting local …
On April 12, 1989, a group of approximately fifty members of the Shining Path (PCP-SL) took control of the plaza in Chongos Alto, Peru. They detained and executed 12 individuals, including local authorities and a resident, as a punitive action against those who opposed their regime. The massacre was followed …
On April 12, 1989, a group of approximately forty armed members of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso, led by a woman known as 'comrade Rosa', arrived in Chongos Alto, Peru. They forcibly removed local authorities from their homes, subjected them to abuse, and executed them in the town square. The attackers left …
In the 1980s, the Shining Path (SL) insurgent group carried out a series of violent attacks in the southern part of the Junín department, affecting communities such as Chongos Alto, Colca, and others. On April 12, 1989, SL killed 12 community leaders in Chongos Alto and destroyed municipal infrastructure. These …
On April 12, 1989, members of the Shining Path (PCP-SL) executed a brutal attack in the Canipaco Valley, targeting local authorities. The attack followed a clandestine meeting of community leaders who were planning defense strategies against the insurgent group. Twelve local authorities were forcibly taken from their homes and executed …
Faced with the possibility of an event similar to the April 12, 1989 massacre in Chongos Alto, the Llamapsillón community members decided to organize a self-defense patrol. This patrol was officially recognized by the Armed Forces in the town of Chaquicocha on June 24, 1989. This recognition is framed in …
On September 15, 1992, the Ronda Campesina de Chongos Alto was officially formed and Zenón Lapa Campuzano was appointed president. This self-defense organization arose in the context of the counter-subversive struggle against the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in the Canipaco area. By 1992, the Army had registered 1586 ronderos in the region. …
On 15 September 1992, the Ronda Campesina of Chongos Alto was formed with Zenón Lapa Campuzano as its president. The Peruvian Army organized and trained 1586 ronderos from 17 communities in Alto Canipaco in military tactics and weapon handling to patrol and maintain order in the region. This initiative was …