Throughout 1984, Uchuraccay was repeatedly attacked by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso, the military and the peasant patrols of the surrounding communities. These attacks resulted in numerous deaths and the complete abandonment of the town. The survivors fled to the jungle, Tambo, Huanta, Huamanga and Lima. Not only did the State leave …
In 1984, the communities in the Huanta area organized themselves into Civil Defense Committees and coordinated closely with the military. The patrols of Ccaccas, Ccanis and Patasucro, located in the highlands of the city of Huanta, as well as those of Tambo, Balcón, Acco, Challhuamayo and Ccarhuahurán, conducted scavenging campaigns …
In February 1984, the Marines, known as 'los navales', withdrew from the community of Pampacancha after deeming it sufficiently well organized to defend itself. The navy had been training the community in the organization of Civil Defense Committees. After their withdrawal, they returned again in April 1984 to train another …
In April 1984, the Carhuahurán rondas raided the community of Uchuraccay, which by then was practically uninhabited after multiple attacks. During this incursion, the ronderos took the church bells, as well as the school's folders and roof. This raid was part of a broader context in which communities organized in …
In February 1984, the Marines considered Pampacancha sufficiently well organized and withdrew to train another community. When the Marines withdrew again in April 1984, Shining Path, with the support of hundreds of poorly armed peasants, launched a new devastating attack against Pampacancha. In this attack, which occurred in August 1984, …
In February 1984, the Marines considered Pampacancha sufficiently well organized and withdrew to train another community. When the Marines withdrew again in April 1984, Sendero Luminoso, with the support of hundreds of poorly armed peasants, launched a new devastating attack against Pampacancha. In this attack 40 men and women were …
On August 9, 1989, a group of 200 ronderos left Santa Rosa for Tambo, La Mar, on the heights of the Huamanga-San Francisco highway, in an action called 'Operation Hawk'. The reason for this operation was to reorganize the patrols in the highland districts of La Mar province. The authorities …
