In March 1984, rumors began to circulate among the population of the Apurimac River Valley about the arrival of montoneros (civil defense groups) from Chungui. The villagers received information that these groups were coming "like ants" and were progressively advancing through different localities. Their presence was first reported in Lechemayo, …
According to PCP-SL documents, the most numerous and most dangerous paramilitary bands emerged on both banks of the Apurimac River during July 1984, with most forming in January 1985. These gangs grew too rapidly due to the increased concentration of enemy troops in the area. The gangs were made up …
By mid-1985, the Shining Path was in full retreat in the Apurimac River Valley and the Armed Forces together with the DECAS (Defensa Civil Contrasubversiva) had gained control of the valley. The Shining Path themselves recognized their defeat by the 'mesnadas' in the VRA, admitting that the unconsolidated support bases …
In 1990, the PCP-SL committed selective assassinations in the colonist communities of Unión, Santa Isabel, Dos de Mayo and San Francisco de Cubaro in the province of Satipo. These assassinations were part of the terror strategy implemented by the Shining Path to control a large part of the province. The …
In 1990, the PCP-SL (Shining Path) carried out a first massacre in the settler community of Monterrico, located in the Tsiriari valley, Mazamari district, Satipo province. This attack was part of a series of selective assassinations that the PCP-SL committed that year in several colonist communities in the area, including …
In 1990, the PCP-SL committed selective assassinations in colonist communities in the Tsiriari valley, including Union, Santa Isabel, Dos de Mayo, San Francisco de Cubaro and Monterrico. The massacre of fifteen ronderos in Dos de Mayo was a crucial event that marked the massive displacement of Tsiriari valley communities to …
On August 18, 1993, three groups of alleged hikers, between one hundred and three hundred men, women and children, settlers and natives, entered seven communities in the Tsiriari valley. The communities attacked were Monterrico, San Isidro, Sol de Oro, Union Cubaro, San Francisco de Cubaro and Santa Isabel (colonists) and …
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