Resistance of Native Communities Against PCP-SL in Ucayali
In 1991, native communities in Ucayali, including the Shipibo-Conibo, resisted the attempts of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso (Shining Path) to recruit their youth into the guerrilla movement. The community of Caimito, among others, refused to join the armed struggle and engage in coca cultivation. Instead, they allied with the CAD of …