In 1987, the PCP-SL made its public appearance in the Cunas area, after 7 years of political and military experience in Ayacucho and Huancavelica. The communities of San Juan de Jarpa and San José de Quero (Alto Cunas) were convulsed by the action of the PCP-SL columns. This appearance marked …
From the second half of 1987, the PCP-SL organized popular committees in the territory of many communities in Junín, settling in the Canipaco valley in mid 1988. By the end of 1987, the PCP-SL had armed columns that moved relatively freely from one zone to another in the highlands and …
Since the second semester of 1987, the PCP-SL organizes popular committees in the territory of many communities of Junín, settling in the Canipaco valley since mid 1988. The communities of Alto and Bajo Tulumayo are convulsed by the action of the PCP-SL columns, as well as the communities of San …
A small group of Shining Path guerrillas attacked an educational project for peasants run by Jesuit priests in the town of San Juan de Jarpa, located two hours from Huancayo. This attack is part of the Shining Path's strategy of attacking educational institutions linked to the Catholic Church. The objective …
In August 1988, the PCP-SL made a violent incursion into the district capital of San Juan de Jarpa, assassinating Governor Alejandro Molina Alvarado. During the same raid, the Shining Pathists dynamited and set fire to several public and private premises, including the Municipality, the Promotion and Training Center (PROCAD), and …
At the beginning of 1989, the PCP-SL attacked the Laive Production Unit, destroying the milk processing machinery. The neighboring communities of Palmayoc, Palaco, Llamapsillón and Chongos Altos, spurred on by the Shining Path, ended up looting and distributing goods from these production units. All the facilities of the LAIVE Sub-Unit …
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 …
On November 4, 1989, in Misquipata, San Juan de Jarpa district, the PCP-SL murdered Inés Lazo Alvarado, who was the wife of policeman Mamerto Melgar Pomahuali. This murder was part of a series of violent actions by the PCP-SL against relatives of policemen and authorities in the Alto Cunas area. …
On November 4, 1989, the PCP-SL murdered three women in Accac Bellavista, an annex of the San Juan de Jarpa district. The victims were Antonia López, Juana Cerrón Pomahuali and Feliciana Cerrón Pomahuali, who were mother-in-law, wife and daughter respectively of policeman Bartolomé Cerrón. This murder was part of a …
On November 4, 1989, around 30 heavily armed people with their faces covered with balaclavas took over the district capital of San Juan de Jarpa, entering at various points and shouting "viva viva" to the MRTA. This action was part of a counter-subversive alibi that used the name of the …
Under Alberto Fujimori's government, a military base was installed in 1990 in the Vista Alegre annex, Chicche district. This installation was part of the military counteroffensive in the Canipaco valley, along with other bases established in San Juan de Jarpa that same year, and later in Chongos Bajo, Huamancaca Chico …
Under Alberto Fujimori's government, a military base was installed in the San Juan de Jarpa district in 1990 as part of the state counter-offensive against the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in the Canipaco valley. This installation was part of a broader military deployment that included bases in Chicche (Vista Alegre Annex) that …
In April 1990, the Peruvian Army installed a military base in the Misquipata annex, San Juan de Jarpa district. This military installation was part of the counter-subversive strategy in the area of Alto and Bajo Cunas, where the PCP-SL had established popular committees since 1987. The presence of the military …
In 1991, during Alberto Fujimori's administration, military bases were installed in the districts of Chongos Bajo, Huamancaca Chico and Chupaca, as part of the military counteroffensive in the Canipaco valley. These installations were added to the military bases previously established in 1990 in the districts of Chicche (Vista Alegre Annex) …
In 1994, the Cunas River Basin, comprising districts such as Yanacancha, San Juan de Jarpa, and San José de Quero, had a population of over 10,000, primarily composed of communal farmers. Despite its remote high-Andean location, the area had relatively good access to services, with 95% of the population having …
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