In 1965, the Central Jungle of Peru, particularly the regions of Chanchamayo and Satipo, witnessed the presence of guerrillas from the Movimiento de Izquierda Revolucionaria (MIR). This period was marked by significant conflict as the guerrillas used the area for their activities. The presence of these groups contributed to the …
San Ramón was established as a province in 1977, separating from the larger Satipo province in the Selva Central region of Peru. The creation of the province included six districts: Vitoc, San Ramón, Chanchamayo, San Luis de Shuaro, Perené, and Pichanaki. This development was part of a broader regional growth …
At the end of 1987, the PCP-SL consolidated armed columns that moved relatively freely between the highland and jungle zones of Junín. This mobilization capacity allowed it to decree more frequent "armed strikes" in the areas where it had influence and exercised greater control. The PCP-SL began to gain greater …
At the end of 1987, the PCP-SL managed to establish armed columns that moved relatively freely between the highlands and jungle of Junín, which allowed it to decree armed strikes with greater frequency in the areas where it exercised control. The PCP-SL began to gain greater presence in the central …
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 …
In 1988, the Peruvian government under President Alan García declared a state of emergency in the provinces of Chanchamayo, Oxapampa, and Satipo due to the increasing subversive activities and territorial expansion of the PCP-SL and MRTA. This measure was taken as the insurgent groups were establishing control over various regions, …
Faced with the increase in subversive actions and the territorial expansion of the PCP-SL and MRTA in the region, Alan Garcia's government declared the provinces of Chanchamayo, Oxapampa and Satipo in a state of emergency in 1988. This measure was taken in response to the growing control that both subversive …
In March 1989, around 30 armed MRTA men attacked the Pichanaki police post in Chanchamayo province. This attack was part of the MRTA's operations in the central jungle during its period of expansion in the area. A few days after this attack, the subversives marched into the Junin highlands to …
In 1989, the region of Chanchamayo in Peru experienced intense conflict between two subversive groups, the PCP-SL (Shining Path) and the MRTA. The PCP-SL attempted to consolidate its control by conducting 'popular trials' and committing assassinations, including a notorious incident in La Florida where a family and a religious sister …
In 1989, the PCP-SL made incursions into several native communities and peasant annexes in the province of Chanchamayo, carrying out "popular trials" and assassinating authorities and inhabitants. One of the best known cases was that of La Florida, where they murdered an entire family along with a nun from the …
During 1989, the PCP-SL intensified its actions in the province of Chanchamayo, carrying out raids in various native communities and peasant annexes. The subversive group carried out "popular trials" and assassinated authorities and inhabitants of the area. One of the best known cases was the murder of an entire family …
During the late 1980s, the internal armed conflict in Peru deeply affected the Central Jungle region, particularly the provinces of Satipo and Chanchamayo. By 1989, the Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso) had gained control over much of Satipo, while the Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) was active in Oxapampa and Chanchamayo. …
In March 1989, the emerretista forces, part of the Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA), launched a series of armed actions in the Junín region of Peru. They 'took' Pichanaqui in the province of Chanchamayo and attacked police posts in Sapallanga and San Agustín de Cajas, resulting in the deaths of …
In March 1989, around 30 armed MRTA men attacked the Pichanaki police post in Chanchamayo province. This attack was part of the MRTA's operations in the central jungle during its period of expansion in the area. A few days after this attack, the subversives marched into the Junin highlands to …
On March 13, 1989, a column of the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) took the town of Pichanaki, located in the province of Chanchamayo. This event took place in a context of intensification of MRTA's armed actions in the central region of the country. The capture of the city was …
The MRTA jungle detachment took Pichanaqui in the province of Chanchamayo. This was one of the first armed actions of the Central Front detachments.
On April 28, 1989, two MRTA columns encountered Peruvian Army forces in the district of Molinos (Jauja) and were practically annihilated in combat. A column of thirty heavily armed subversives operating in the area of Satipo and Chanchamayo had begun a movement towards the highlands to unite with another column …
In December 1989, the MRTA assassinated Alejandro Calderón, president of ANAP (Apatyawaka Nampitsi Asháninka), an organization representing 52 native communities along the Pichis River and its tributaries. This assassination was a third major setback for the MRTA, occurring eight months after the Molinos confrontation in Jauja. After the assassination, the …
The MRTA executed Alejandro Calderón, who was president of ANAP (Apatywaka - Nampitsi - Asháninka), an organization of Amazonian indigenous peoples. The execution took place in the province of Chanchamayo, department of Junín. As a direct consequence of this action, the MRTA was forced to completely abandon the area. This …
A 16-year-old minor witness recounts the rapes she suffered during the time she was recruited by the MRTA. A member of the MRTA told her they were going to talk, made her sit down and forcibly grabbed her saying he wanted to be with her. When she refused, he crushed …
Since 1990, indigenous organizations in the region such as CECONSEC (Central de Comunidades Nativas de la Selva Central) and FECONACA (Federación de Comunidades Nativas Campa) promoted the organization of Rondas or Asháninka Self-Defense Committees. This initiative arose in a context of generalized violence in the Central Jungle, where both the …
On March 18, 1990, the "Ashaninka Army" disbanded, stating that it had completed its mission. This dissolution occurred months after the December 1989 assassination of Alejandro Calderón, president of ANAP (Apatyawaka Nampitsi Asháninka), an organization representing 52 native communities of the Pichis River and its tributaries. The MRTA had withdrawn …
In mid-1991, the MRTA managed to form some armed detachments in the towns of Pariahuanca and Santo Domingo de Acobamba. These detachments operated in the area until 1993, as part of the MRTA's efforts to maintain a presence in the Mantaro valley after having been hit hard in previous years. …
In 1991, MRTA subversives arrived at the annex of La Florida in the district of Perene. The subversives would look for women to cook for them and support their activities. This pattern of behavior was part of the MRTA's actions in the Chanchamayo area during the internal armed conflict. Women …
In mid-1991, the MRTA subversives managed to form some armed detachments in the towns of Pariahuanca and Santo Domingo de Acobamba. These detachments operated in the area until 1993. This formation of detachments occurred after the MRTA suffered important defeats in the Mantaro valley, particularly after the confrontation in Pampa …
In late 1991, the MRTA (Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement) attempted a significant operation to take over the town of Pichanaki in the Chanchamayo province of Peru. Despite deploying all available resources and personnel, the operation was unsuccessful. Subsequently, in January 1992, a nearby MRTA camp was destroyed by the Peruvian …
In 1992, it became common for 'sudden' individuals to be detained for months in Peru, where they were coerced into identifying people allegedly involved with subversive activities. During their detention, they were subjected to physical and psychological abuse. The testimonies from various provinces, such as Azángaro and Chanchamayo, highlight the …
On January 12, 1992, there was a violent confrontation between ronderos and subversives in Tarmatambo, La Merced district, Chanchamayo province. The combat resulted in the death of 8 ronderos and 5 subversives. This confrontation occurred in the context of the intensification of violence in the central jungle during 1989-1992, a …
Approximately 150 subversives attacked the Pichanaki police post in March 1992. The attack resulted in 1 police officer dead and 3 wounded Sinchis. This attack took place in a context of maximum violence in the region during 1992, when dynamite attacks, blackouts, sabotage, assassinations, disappearances, extrajudicial executions, arbitrary detentions and …
Approximately 150 MRTA subversives attacked the Pichanaki police post on May 18, 1992. The attack resulted in 1 sinchi killed and 3 wounded. This action was part of MRTA's strategy to carry out major operations in the central jungle, after having unsuccessfully attempted to take Pichanaki in December 1991 and …
On August 19, 1993, the PCP-SL attacked the town of Kivinaki in La Merced, Chanchamayo. The subversives killed 8 people with machetes during the attack. The soldiers repelled the subversive attack, causing 2 dead and 4 wounded in the ranks of the PCP-SL. This event occurred in the context of …
Ronderos of the Self-Defense Committee murder ten settlers in Chanchamayo, La Merced. This case exemplifies the excesses committed by some self-defense committees.
On September 11, 1993, a group of ronderos from the Comité Local del Anexo San Fernando de Meritori attacked and killed 10 colonists from Anexo Delta, Pichanaki, La Merced, Chanchamayo. The attack was motivated by the colonists' refusal to join a self-defense organization affiliated with the armed forces. This incident …
On 30 September 1993, the Central de Comunidades Nativas de la Selva Central (CECONSEC) addressed the Dirección Contra el Terrorismo (DINCOTE) in Chanchamayo, Peru, requesting the release of 14 Ashaninka ronderos. These individuals were reportedly involved in a confrontation with subversives who had been committing crimes in native communities. The …
On November 7, 1993, a confrontation took place in La Merced between law enforcement forces and presumed MRTA subversives. During the confrontation, two presumed MRTA subversives were killed and an officer of the Peruvian National Police was wounded. This confrontation occurred in the context of the last year of intense …
On May 29, 1994, there was an armed confrontation between State forces and the MRTA in San Juan Boca Tigre, Chanchamayo province. The event is mentioned in the context of the confrontations that took place during 1993-1994 in the central jungle, a period in which MRTA subversive activity continued on …
On July 14, 1994, in Junín, Chanchamayo, La Merced, an ambush by the Movimiento Revolucionario Túpac Amaru (MRTA) led to the deaths of two police officers. This event is part of the broader cycle of political violence in the region during the late 20th century.
On July 14, 1994, the MRTA carried out an ambush in La Merced, Chanchamayo province, Junin department. In this attack, two policemen were killed by the subversives. This event occurred in the context of the final phase of the internal armed conflict in the central jungle, when the MRTA still …
On March 16, 1995, subversive forces of the MRTA attacked the Counter-subversive Base of La Florida, located in the district of Villa Rica, province of Oxapampa. The attack resulted in the death of 4 military personnel, including 1 lieutenant and 3 soldiers, in addition to leaving 7 soldiers wounded. This …
The Governor of the district of Pichanaqui and the Director of the Agrarian Development Fund (FONDEAGRO) of San Ramon were kidnapped by the MRTA in La Merced when they were returning from the inauguration of a medical post. The MRTA demanded money from the family members. They were released on …
After its defeat in the Mantaro valley in 1989, the MRTA retreated to the province of Chanchamayo where it managed to rebuild its ranks. During the period up to 1998, the subversive group engaged in constant confrontations with military patrols in which deaths were recorded on both sides. Gradually, the …
