Forced Displacement of the Asháninka Community of Cutivireni
In September 1991, a group of 169 Asháninkas from the community of Cutivireni were forcibly displaced due to repeated attacks by the Shining Path (PCP-SL). With the assistance of Father Mariano Gagnon, they were airlifted to the Urubamba Valley, where they found refuge with the Matsiguenga community of Kiriketi. This …