On October 22, 1986, a military patrol entered the village of Pomatambo, Ayacucho, and detained several individuals, subjecting them to brutal treatment. The detainees were later taken to Parco, where they were forced to remain naked and were further mistreated. The military claimed the operation resulted in the deaths of …
On January 19, 1990, the few remaining inhabitants of the town of Cochas agreed to plant a white flag and organize the peasant patrols, and then went to the town of Tunzo. There, together with residents from the communities of Parco, Huancamanta, Lucmayo and Macon (annexes of the Cochas district), …
In March 1990, delegates from all the communities of Upper and Lower Tulumayo met in a general assembly, agreeing to form the Central Committee of the Rondas Campesinas of Upper and Lower Tulumayo. This organization emerged as a response to the violence exercised by the PCP-SL in the area, which …
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