Paraíso was colonized between 1969 and 1973, first by a group of Piuranos and then by families of Ancashinos affected by the Yungay earthquake. A very young community settled in the central jungle region. Shortly after the initial colonization, most of the settlers decided to leave Paraíso, leaving only 20% …
Paraíso was colonized between 1969 and 1973, first by a group of Piuranos and then by families of Ancashinos affected by the Yungay earthquake. Most of the initial settlers decided to leave, leaving only 20% of the original group. It was not until 1978 that coca cultivation appeared in the …
Between 1985 and 1986, an armed Shining Path column executed four people in Pacllón, Bolognesi province. The victims were Máximo Ibarra Paucar (director of the Educational Center), Judge Abelardo Duran Carrera, teacher Zósimo Mendoza Huaranga and farmer Joel Mendoza Huaranga. All of them were accused by the PCP-SL of having …
In 1985, in the framework of intelligence operations that the police carried out in the northern part of Lima, specifically in the locality of Rajanya, the police forces killed a Shining Path cadre known as "Puli". This fact shows that the police also had intelligence work in the area to …
In 1989, the PCP-SL assassinated three local authorities in Raquia as part of its strategy to create a power vacuum by eliminating local leaders. The victims were Mayor Emiliano Diaz, Judge Sabino Aguirre and the Secretary of CORDE Ancash. These murders were part of an escalation of violence in the …
Angel Ayala, an engineer from the Micro region of Bolognesi, was assassinated by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in the town of Llaclla in 1990. This assassination took place in the context of an escalation of Shining Path violence in the area between 1989 and 1993, a period in which the PCP-SL …
The province of Ocros was created in 1990 as a result of a fragmentation of the province of Bolognesi. According to the 1993 Census, the population of Ocros was 7,039 inhabitants. This provincial creation occurred in the midst of the internal armed conflict affecting the region. The new province was …
A group of Shining Path guerrillas assassinated two Polish Franciscan priests, Michel Tomaszek and Zbigniew Strzalkowski, in Pariacoto, Ancash. Shining Path claimed these murders as a blow to the old order, accusing the priests of being agents of imperialism in disguise. The priests worked in development projects with peasant communities. …
On August 9, 1991, a group of subversives assassinated the mayor of Pariacoto and two Polish priests in the district of Pariacoto, province of Huaraz, department of Ancash. This attack was part of a series of selective attacks intensified by the PCP-SL during that period, which included actions against local …
An Italian priest was murdered in the town of Santa, province of Santa, department of Ancash. This crime occurred in the context of a series of attacks against religious in the region during August 1991. Days earlier, on August 9, a group of subversives had assassinated the mayor of Pariacoto …
The Colina group raids the Javier Heraud, San Carlos and La Huaca human settlements in Ancash. During the operation, they detain and execute nine residents who were linked to unions and trade unions. This action is part of the selective elimination operations carried out by this paramilitary group.
The skeletal remains of some thirty people, showing signs of torture, were found in a spot in the Ullta ravine on the Carhuaz-Chacas highway (Ancash). The discovery of these clandestine graves is evidence of extrajudicial executions and forced disappearances that occurred in the area during the internal armed conflict.
Testimony of a teacher who was detained in Aquia, Bolognesi, Ancash. The declarant narrates his experience of torture and mistreatment during his detention. The testimony describes situations of extreme humiliation and dehumanization, where he relates that he begged his captors not to kill him and that they treated him brutally. …
A teacher was arrested in Aquia, Bolognesi, Ancash, and subjected to torture. During his detention, he experienced severe physical mistreatment that led him to lose consciousness. The perpetrators attempted to bury him believing him dead, referring to him as "this dog" and ordering him to be thrown away. The testimony …
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