PCP-SL raided the hamlet of Caimito in November 1989 and forced the population to organize into committees. Subsequently, in 1991, after the formation of the Puerto Alegre Self-Defense Committee (CAD), Caimito became a sub-base with the objective of monitoring and combating the presence of PCP-SL in Lake Imiria. The Caimito …
In November 1989, the native community of Caimito resisted an incursion by the PCP-SL, refusing to organize under their influence due to their non-involvement in coca cultivation. The intervention of German anthropologist Bruno Illius helped prevent further insistence from the PCP-SL. Subsequently, the community formed a self-defense group (CAD) to …
In 1991, after the formation of the Puerto Alegre ADC, Caimito became a sub-base of the Self-Defense Committee with the specific objective of monitoring and combating the presence of PCP-SL in Lake Imiria. Like other CAD's, Caimito's became a sort of security and order guarantor force, although its actions were …
In 1991, the population of the hamlet of Puerto Alegre formed a Self-Defense Committee (CAD) which played a crucial role in the counter-subversive efforts against PCP-SL. The CAD was instrumental in defeating PCP-SL in the lake Imiria and some areas of the Tamaya river. This initiative was supported by the …
In 1991, native communities in Ucayali, including the Shipibo-Conibo, resisted the attempts of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso (Shining Path) to recruit their youth into the guerrilla movement. The community of Caimito, among others, refused to join the armed struggle and engage in coca cultivation. Instead, they allied with the CAD of …
In 1993, the Caimito Self-Defense Committee (CAD) reached an agreement with the drug traffickers to provide them with security in the face of increased crime and chaos on Lake Imiria. The Caimito ADC had been formed in 1991 as a sub-base of the Puerto Alegre ADC, with the objective of …
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