In 1961, a group of campesinos took over the Hacienda Pomacocha in Vilcashuamán, Ayacucho. This event was one of the significant points of regional unrest in Ayacucho, reflecting the broader political and social tensions in the area. It occurred in a context of increasing political activism and demands for social …
On December 24, 1980, between 200 to 300 peasants were gathered by the PCP-SL commando in the neighboring community of Pujas to assault the Ayzarca hacienda during the night. During the assault, they assassinated Benigno Medina, the hacienda owner, and his butler. This attack was part of the PCP-SL's initial …
A group of 200 to 300 people were gathered in Pujas to assault the Ayzarca hacienda during the night. The PCP-SL cruelly murdered Benigno Medina, owner of the hacienda, and his butler, Mr. Morales. His wife Maria Zea and his son managed to escape. This event marked the beginning of …
Georgina Gamboa was 16 years old when in 1981 she was raped by the Sinchis (special police forces). The rape occurred first in her home and she was subsequently taken to the Vilcashuaman police station in Ayacucho, where she was raped again. This case had great national resonance. The authorities …
On January 10, 1981, the PCP-SL attacked the Vischongo Civil Guard post in the province of Vilcashuamán. This attack was part of a sustained strategy of the PCP-SL during 1981 to attack the police, pushing them back and generating a 'power vacuum' in the countryside. The objective was to leave …
On June 1, 1982, a Shining Path detachment assassinated the lieutenant governor of Concepción, Vilcashuamán, after accusing him of having given lodging to the police and subjecting him to a "popular trial". Along with him, a former governor and a peasant from the same locality were murdered. This event was …
The affiant's mother was raped and killed by PCP-SL members who accused her of providing information to the military. The mother was selling her products at the Colca military base. A group of three hikers intercepted her in the main square of Umaro saying 'we want to talk to you, …
In 1982, the PCP-SL (Shining Path) proposed redistributing land from those with more to those with less in Pujas, Vilcashuamán. This proposal led to a conflict with local PCP-SL leaders who opposed the redistribution, resulting in their execution. The event highlights the internal conflicts within the Shining Path and the …
In March 1982, sub-prefect Romani was assassinated in Vilcashuamán by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. This assassination was part of the Shining Path's strategy to eliminate state authorities and create a 'power vacuum' in rural areas. The event occurred in the context of a sustained offensive by the PCP-SL against the police …
On March 18, 1982, subversives of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso attacked the Minas Canarias police post in the province of Victor Fajardo. This attack was part of a series of sustained assaults against police posts during 1982, aimed at pushing back the police and generating a 'power vacuum' in the countryside. …
On March 22, 1982, subversives of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso again attacked the Vischongo police post in the province of Vilcashuamán. This was the second attack on this police post, as it had been previously attacked on January 10, 1981. The attack was part of a series of sustained assaults on …
On March 26, 1982, militants of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso again raided the Ayzarca farm. During this second incursion, they confronted the six policemen in charge of guarding the farm. As a result of the attack, Andrés Gutiérrez, who was the new administrator of the farm, was killed. This action was …
Members of the PCP-SL enter a farm in Vilcashuamán, take the owner hostage and assassinate him on March 26. This type of action was part of the PCP-SL strategy of attacking representatives of economic power in rural areas.
The PCP-SL attacked the Ayzarca farm, near Parcco and Pomatambo. They set fire to the house and chapel, and took Andres Gutierrez, owner of the farm. His body was found weeks later. This attack was part of the PCP-SL's campaign to beat the countryside and encircle the Vilcashuamán district.
On March 28, 1982, subversives of the PCP-SL attacked the police post of Huancapi in the province of Victor Fajardo. This attack was part of a series of continuous assaults on police posts that took place during 1982 in the region. The attacks included the Minas Canarias post on March …
Attack by the PCP-SL on the Vilcashuamán Line Headquarters. The policemen were harassed by snipers at night and feared that a similar event to the one that occurred at CRAS could happen. The line chief called for help and General GC Jorge Monge Llanos, head of the II Police Region, …
On March 31, 1982, subversives of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso attacked the Vilcashuamán police post for the first time. This was the first of a series of three attacks that this police post would suffer during 1982. Subsequently, the post was attacked again on July 28 and August 22 of the …
Students from the General Córdova school attacked the police post in the district of Vilcashuamán. It was not the first time that the post was attacked. Previously, contingents from Vischongo, Pomacocha and other places had mobilized to expel the police and the director of the Educational Center who had recessed …
On April 1, 1982, militants of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso entered the Astanya hacienda in Vilcashuamán. During the raid, the Shining Path members looted the hacienda and took food supplies. This attack was part of a broader PCP-SL strategy aimed at attacking the "symbols of gamonalismo" in the area, complementing their …
On May 26, 1982, a group of approximately 200 hikers led by "René" and possibly coming from Vilcashuaman, entered Chalcos. Under the charge of snitching, they murdered a teacher and her boyfriend, a CORFA-Ayacucho engineer. This event occurred in the Districts of Chilcayoc, Chalcos and Belen, adjacent to Andahuaylas and …
On June 1, 1982, a Shining Path detachment entered Concepción, in the province of Vilcashuamán. After carrying out a "popular trial", the PCP-SL assassinated a former governor and a local peasant. The victims were accused of having given lodging to the police. This was part of the Shining Path's strategy …
On June 1, 1982, a Shining Path detachment assassinated the mayor and a merchant of Hualla, Fajardo province. This assassination was part of the PCP-SL's strategy to 'beat the countryside' by eliminating authorities and 'enemies' in general. On the same day the Lieutenant Governor of Concepción, Vilcashuamán, was also assassinated. …
On July 28, 1982, the second attack on the Vilcashuamán police post by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso took place. This attack was part of a series of assaults on police posts that the PCP-SL carried out during 1982 in the area. The Vilcashuamán post had been attacked for the first time …
On July 31, 1982, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso carried out simultaneous sabotage against public infrastructure in the province of Vilcashuamán. On that day, the Vischongo mini-hydroelectric plant and the Vilcashuamán power plant were simultaneously destroyed. This attack was part of the Shining Path's strategy of sabotaging public infrastructure, which was considered …
On July 31, 1982, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso executed a simultaneous sabotage against the electrical infrastructure in Vilcashuamán. In this coordinated action, both the Vischongo mini-hydroelectric plant and the Vilcashuamán power plant were destroyed. This attack was part of the Shining Path strategy of sabotaging public infrastructure, which was considered an …
On August 18, 1982, members of the PCP-SL simultaneously attacked the Civil Guard posts of Orurillo and Umachiri, in the province of Melgar, department of Puno. The confrontations lasted for five hours. As a result of these attacks, seven policemen were killed. After the attack, the Minister of the Interior, …
In response to escalating terrorist activities by the Shining Path (PCP-SL), President Fernando Belaúnde Terry declared a state of emergency in Lima and Callao on August 20, 1982. Despite this measure, the violence continued, including a significant attack on a police post in Vilcashuamán on August 22, resulting in the …
On August 22, 1982, the PCP-SL attacked the Vilcashuaman police post, killing four policemen. This attack represented the high point of the panorama of abandonment of police posts in the region. The event was part of the PCP-SL's successful strategy between 1980 and 1982 that combined threats, assassinations, sabotage actions …
A group of armed hikers entered Vilcashuamán and bombarded the police post all night. Seven policemen were killed and several wounded. This was the worst attack that the police post would suffer after the attacks perpetrated on March 31 and July 25 of the same year. The municipal building and …
On August 18, 1982, members of the PCP-SL attacked the Civil Guard posts of Orurillo and Umachiri, in the province of Melgar, Puno. After five hours of confrontations, seven policemen were killed on August 22. After the attack, the Minister of Interior, General FAP (r) Jose Gagliardi Schiaffino, and the …
On August 22, 1982, a group of armed hikers bombed the Vilcashuamán police post, resulting in the death of seven policemen and several wounded. This was the worst attack on the Vilcashuamán police post since the attacks of March 31 and July 25 of the same year. The morning after …
On August 22, 1982, the third and most devastating attack against the Vilcashuamán police post took place. A group of armed hikers bombed the police post, resulting in the death of seven policemen and several wounded. This was the worst attack on the Vilcashuamán police post since the attacks on …
The Vilcashuamán police post was attacked and 7 policemen were killed after 5 hours of combat.
On August 22, 1982, a detachment of the PCP-SL attacked the police post of the Guardia Civil in Vilcashuamán. The confrontation lasted five hours, resulting in the deaths of seven police officers. This event was part of a series of violent actions by the PCP-SL in the region during that …
On August 22, 1982, the Shining Path (PCP-SL) attacked a police post in Vilcashuamán, Peru. The confrontation lasted for five hours and resulted in the deaths of seven police officers. This event was part of the broader conflict between the Peruvian government and the Shining Path insurgency during the early …
In 1983, a military base was established in Vilcashuamán, Peru, following consultations led by President Fernando Belaunde. The base was intended to protect the local population amidst the conflict involving the Peruvian Communist Party - Shining Path (PCP-SL). The local population found themselves caught between the violence of the military …
In 1983, in the community of Vilcashuamán, Ayacucho, the mayor was threatened with death by the PCP-SL to force his resignation. When he refused, the senderistas entered his home, detained his wife, and murdered her. Her body showed signs of having been sexually assaulted.
The mayor of a community had been threatened with death by the PCP-SL so that he would resign his post. When he refused, the Shining Path members entered the mayor's house, arrested his wife and murdered her. Her body showed signs of having been raped. The case is evidence of …
The detainee's wife, accompanied by the Astanya authorities, went to the Concepción Military Base to ask for her husband, but they were not given any reason. On the contrary, they threatened them and chased them out of the place firing shots in the air saying 'why are you coming, go …
In July 1983, there was an armed confrontation between columns of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso and ronderos from Vilcashuamán. This event took place in the context of the generalized violence that characterized 1983 in the area, with the highest number of deaths in the region. The confrontation was part of the …
On the night of September 1, 1983, Professor Mauro was captured and tortured by the military in Vilcashuamán after he revealed information about the PCP-SL while drinking. The soldiers violently entered Professor CQ's house and fired indiscriminately, killing eleven members of the same family, among them six women (one pregnant), …
In November 1983, a military patrol killed 11 people in Accomarca, Vilcashuamán. This event was part of a series of military operations and collective murders that took place in the area during 1983, the year that registered the highest number of deaths in the region. The event is framed in …
The Province of Vilcashuamán was created in 1984 during the period of internal conflict in Peru. Located in the southern part of the Ayacucho Department, the province has a population of 22,302 inhabitants and covers an area of 20,288.940 hectares. The region is characterized by active boundary disputes among communities, …
During the presence of Shining Path in Vilcashuamán, internal conflicts and accusations among locals became prevalent. People were often accused of being associated with Shining Path out of envy or personal vendettas, leading to violence and killings. The motivations for joining Sendero Luminoso shifted from ideological reasons to personal revenge …
During 1984, members of the Vilcashuamán Sinchi station committed serious abuses against the civilian population. One affiant recounts that these police officers looted farms and animals, arbitrarily detained people, disappeared them and raped women. These abuses were part of a broader pattern of violence against the civilian population in the …
In 1984, members of the Vilcashuamán Sinchi station committed serious abuses against the civilian population in the Muyurina community. The Sinchis looted farms and animals, arbitrarily detained people, disappeared them and raped women. These acts were part of a systematic pattern of sexual violence and repression against communities suspected of …
In 1984, in the annex of Parccocucho, district of Vilcashuaman, department of Ayacucho, a case of rape occurred in the context of the internal armed conflict. The testimony mentions that two men picked up a girl and insulted her, accusing her of having relations with terrorists. Two hours later they …
In 1984, significant events occurred in Vilcashuamán, Ayacucho, involving local authorities and military forces. The incidents were part of a broader context of counter-terrorism efforts in the region. These events were documented through interviews, including one with the former mayor of Vilcashuamán.
In 1984, during the internal armed conflict in Peru, military personnel committed severe abuses against civilians in Vilcashuamán, Ayacucho. These abuses included looting, detentions, disappearances, and sexual violence against women. The violence was part of retaliatory actions against communities suspected of supporting subversive groups.
A villager from the community of Accomarca was arrested in Vilcashuamán on February 28, 1984 by a lieutenant of the Armed Forces along with two men and three women. At the Asquipata barracks, the soldiers took their belongings, including their clothes, ponchos and hats. They were then taken to a …
In June 1984, soldiers from the Concepción military base killed six people identified as Shining Path guerrillas in the town of Tantar, Vilcashuamán district. This event occurred in the context of the military counteroffensive initiated in 1983 against the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in the region. The Vilcashuamán military base had been …
During the celebration of the patron saint's day in Huarcayocc, Vilcashuamán district, 10 people were arrested by the military. The detainees were taken to the Ocros military base. Subsequently, these people disappeared without any news of their whereabouts. This event took place in the context of military operations against alleged …
In 1985, the province of Huancasancos in Peru was under the control of the PCP-SL (Shining Path), which made significant efforts to monitor the movement of people and goods due to its strategic position in commercial circuits. In contrast, the province of Vilcashuamán showed delayed and fragmented resistance to the …
On August 14, 1985, a military patrol of 25 soldiers under the command of Sub-Lieutenant Telmo Hurtado Hurtado entered the community of Llocllapampa in Accomarca and killed 69 peasants, according to witnesses. Days before, on August 8, the Vilcas military base had ordered a joint operation of several patrols to …
On August 27, 1985, the military detained several peasants from the communities of Umaro and Bellavista, Vilcashuamán province, in Ayacucho. The military forces surrounded the population who tried to flee during the operation. This event occurred in the context of intensified military operations in the emergency zone of Ayacucho. The …
On August 27, 1985, a military patrol raided the communities of Umaro and Bellavista, in Vilcashuamán, and killed 59 peasants. This massacre occurred a few days after the well-known massacre of Accomarca (August 14, 1985), where 69 peasants were killed. Both events were part of military operations aimed at dealing …
When the displacement of families to Vilcashuamán and Huamanga increased, the population in Pujas dropped considerably. The PCP-SL brought peasants from Umaru to Pujas to repopulate the area. The PCP-SL did not take over the farms of people who left the community or those who were killed, but rather they …
In October 1986, the military killed 13 villagers in the towns of Pomatambo and Parcco Alto in the province of Vilcashuamán. This event occurred in the context of the military counteroffensive against the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in the region. The event took place during the period of intensification of the internal …
A Peruvian Army helicopter allegedly killed 32 people in Pujas, Vilcashuamán, during the town's patron saint festival on October 8, 1986. Subsequently, on October 23, the Armed Forces Command issued communiqué 74 CCFFAA/RRPP, stating that the subversives were killed during a confrontation. This incident occurred in a context of intensified …
The Joint Command of the Armed Forces issued communiqué 74 CCFFAA/RRPP in response to an incident that occurred on Oct. 8 in Pujas, Vilcashuamán, during the town's patron saint festival. In the official communiqué, the Armed Forces stated that the subversives were killed during a confrontation. This statement came after …
The self-defense groups in the communities studied were formed at the initiative of the Cangallo and Vilcas military bases. The ronderos began to organize in 1987. At the beginning, they had no weapons and only served as an alarm for the Base. The Base forced the formation of ronderos, first …
By the end of 1989, practically all the northern provinces of Ayacucho were organized in counter-subversive peasant patrols. This organization contrasted with the towns in the central provinces (Cangallo, Vilcashuaman, Victor Fajardo), which were more reluctant, possibly because they had often been bases of support for the Shining Path. In …
In May 1989, the military detained 33 teachers from different places and took them to the Vilcashuamán base under the command of Lieutenant Oso. They remained there for approximately one week. Ten were transferred to Pampa-Cangallo and four of them to the Huamanga base. In all these places they were …
In the district of Saurama, province of Vilcashuaman, department of Ayacucho, during 1990, cases of rape were registered in the context of the internal armed conflict. According to testimonies gathered by the CVR, both women and a mute person became pregnant as a result of these rapes. The children born …
In 1990, in the district of Huambalaya, province of Vilcashuaman, department of Ayacucho, cases of rape were recorded in the context of the internal armed conflict. The testimony documents these events as part of the pattern of sexual violence that affected rural communities during the most intense years of the …
In 1990, in the village of Contay, district of Saurama, province of Vilcashuaman, department of Ayacucho, cases of rape were recorded. The event was documented in testimonies presented to the CVR. The facts were exposed during the Women's Public Hearing, Case No. 2, Single Session, held on September 10, 2002. …
In 1991, the Rondas Campesinas were formed in Vilcashuamán by deserters of the Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso) due to personal grievances. These groups were organized with the support of the military and included the creation of Comités de Autodefensa (CADs). The CADs were established partly because of the absence of …
In 1991, a series of extrajudicial killings were carried out by a special group of the Peruvian Army in Ayacucho. The killings were initially attributed to subversive elements, but intelligence reports later revealed the involvement of military personnel. Notable victims included the former mayor of Humanga, Leonor Zamora Concha, and …
On August 4, 1991, professor Ladislao Huamaní Loayza and his wife Gregoria Paquiyauri Farfán were murdered in Vilcashuamán. The event occurred in the early hours of the morning in a desolate area. The villagers said that the unknown men had their faces covered with balaclavas and used a different modality …
On August 24, 1991, Mariscot Glicerio Santa Cruz Miranda and Rister Leon Espinoza were murdered in the sector called Ñahuinpuquio, in Vilcashuamán. Handwritings were left next to their bodies attributing the act to the PCP-SL. Agent Carrion's diary mentions that at the end of August the group carried out the …
During the early 2000s, Sendero Luminoso, also known as the Shining Path, utilized 'popular schools' to indoctrinate young, intelligent leaders in Vilcashuamán, Peru. These schools focused on guerrilla warfare strategies and organizing local communities by neighborhoods. Attendance was mandatory for those committed, and those who did not participate were marked, …
In Vilcashuamán, political debates were organized by teachers of varying political beliefs at the General Córdova school. The PCP-SL (Shining Path) propagated their ideology in the classrooms, using Marxist manuals to appeal to a generation seeking answers to social inequalities. The local population was influenced by the promise of fighting …
During the period of violence in Vilcashuamán, the PCP-SL (Shining Path) coerced local communities into participating in violent acts. Testimonies reveal that the population was forced to comply under threat of arms, and some individuals were captured and manipulated into actions against their will. The narrative highlights the use of …
The Accomarca Massacre, part of the 'Operativo Huancayoc', resulted in the deaths of 62 people, including 26 children, in the district of Accomarca, Vilcashuamán, Ayacucho. The massacre was initially met with impunity, but on 11 January 2002, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights declared the amnesty laws null, reopening the …
Public hearing held by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Accomarca, Vilcashuamán district, department of Ayacucho, in June 2002. This hearing was part of the process of gathering testimonies on human rights violations that occurred during the internal armed conflict. The document refers to testimonies collected in this hearing related …
In June 2002, the TRC conducted focus groups with women in Accomarca, Vilcashuamán, Ayacucho, and took field notes from interviews with witnesses of the Accomarca massacre. Women participants shared testimonies about violence experienced since childhood, describing how exposure to violence had affected them psychologically, manifesting aggression and other traumatic effects. …
Focus group conducted with women in Accomarca, Vilcashuamán, Ayacucho, as part of CVR's research activities. During this meeting, women participants shared testimonies about aggressive manifestations and psychological sequels derived from the violence experienced during the internal armed conflict. One of the participants recounted how she became aggressive after witnessing violence …
Exaltación Vargas Rojas gave her testimony in a public hearing held in Accomarca, Vilcashuamán, Ayacucho. Her testimony is part of case N° 7 of the second session of CVR public hearings. The testimony is related to experiences of detention and torture, being cited in the context of documenting the extreme …
Benigno Medina, a prominent figure in Pujas, Vilcashuamán, was killed under the pretext of being an embodiment of oppression by the PCP-SL. While some community members remember him as generous and supportive, others accuse him of exploiting women, with the tacit consent of their husbands. His death and the subsequent …
Testimony of a woman who narrates the murder of her husband in Vilcas, Vilcashuamán, Ayacucho. The affiant describes the serious consequences to her physical and emotional health following the loss of her husband. She specifically mentions vision problems caused by excessive crying, noting that she can no longer distinguish well. …
A female affiant recounts the murder of her husband in Vilcas, Vilcashuaman, Ayacucho. The testimony was collected in December 2002. The woman relates how the loss of her husband seriously affected her health, especially her eyesight, due to the intense pain and crying she experienced. As a result of this …
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