The capital of the province of Padre Abad, Aguaytia, was taken over by the Shining Path PCP in one of its first acts in the Ucayali region in June 1987. During the raid, the municipal building was burned with all its belongings, as well as the Agrarian Bank's archives and …
On June 2, 1987, members of the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL) attacked and took over the town of Aguaytia, located in the province of Padre Abad, department of Ucayali. This attack was part of the IV Military Plan of the PCP-SL called "Develop support bases", which …
In the late 1980s, experimental spraying with the herbicide SPIKE was carried out in the Uchiza area as part of coca eradication strategies. These fumigations were part of a series of obstacles that affected the town of Uchiza, which since 1984 had been an open drug trafficking center and perhaps …
In 1989, Sendero Luminoso entered the native community of Aguaytia, destroying the village, burning houses and looting the school, tools and pots. The villagers stated that their homes and property were destroyed, leaving them in a situation of extreme vulnerability. This pattern of destruction was repeated in multiple communities during …
Faced with the presence of PCP-SL and drug trafficking in the province of Padre Abad, in 1989 the Army created a military base in Aguaytia, where the "Counter-Subversive Battalion 28" was established from the "Los Laureles" base in Tingo Maria. This action was framed in the context of the declaration …
In 1989, the Peruvian Army established a military base in Aguaytía to combat the presence of the Shining Path (PCP-SL) and drug trafficking in the region. The operations were marked by a lack of understanding of the local terrain and poor strategy, leading to significant military casualties. The Army's tactics …
In 1989, the community of Aguaytía in Peru experienced violent incursions by the Sendero Luminoso (Shining Path). The group engaged in widespread looting and arson, destroying homes and local infrastructure, including schools. The attacks caused significant psychological and emotional distress among the residents, many of whom were forced to flee …
In June 1989, a military base in Aguaytía, Peru, suffered a significant attack when a Shining Path ambush resulted in the death of 15 military personnel. This event marked the first of several ambushes along the Basadre, though none were as deadly. The military's response involved indiscriminate bombings and ground …
On June 19, 1989, the Shining Path (PCP-SL) carried out an ambush against an Army convoy on the Federico Basadre Highway in Aguaytía. The attack resulted in the deaths of a Major (second in command of the political-military command of Ucayali), a Lieutenant, and 14 soldiers, with an additional 10 …
In September 1989, a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) base was installed in Santa Lucia as part of anti-drug operations in the Upper Huallaga. This installation was part of a confluence of obstacles that contributed to the decline of the town of Uchiza as an open drug trafficking center and the …
The Peruvian Navy carried out an ambush against MRTA militants in the Boca del Pachitea area. This military action resulted in the death of several young men who were part of the Territorial Army of the Eastern Front of MRTA. The event occurred in the context of counter-subversive operations carried …
In 1991, due to the gradual change in the Navy's counter-subversive strategy, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso began to retreat to some areas along the Ucayali River and lost control of the villages along the Federico Basadre Highway (CFB). This change of strategy implied that the Navy stopped carrying out bloody operations …
On April 26, 1991, in Aguaytía, province of Padre Abad, department of Ucayali, three people were arrested and subsequently disappeared: the brother, cousin and partner of the plaintiff. The facts were perpetrated by members of the Peruvian Navy. The affiant gave her testimony narrating these events that directly affected her …
The witness recounts the murder of her brother in La Merced, Padre Abad, Ucayali. The testimony was collected in Aguaytia in September 2002. This case is part of the testimonies on political violence in the Ucayali region. The testimony is found in the context of the section of the report …
Testimony 487516 recorded in Aguaytia, Padre Abad, Ucayali in September 2002, documents the murder of a brother of the affiant in La Merced, Padre Abad, Ucayali. The case is part of the testimonies compiled by the CVR on acts of violence in the Ucayali region. The declarant narrated the facts …
