Jurau-Cochas

Timeline Events 2

1. March 5, 1992

   Murder of 10 people in Pihuan, Jurau-Cochas

   On March 5, 1992, in the villages of Pihuan, Jurau-Cochas, in Cajatambo, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso murdered 10 people for supporting the formation of peasant patrols. The victims were: Máximo Herbozo Tolentino, Cristina Morales Blas, Elena Herbozo Morales, Eusebio Tolentino Navarro, Cirilo Tolentino Medina, Jorge Estrada Mendoza, Perpetua Chavarría López, Máximo …

   Caseríos de Pihuan, Jurau-Cochas, Cajatambo, Perú Informe CVR, páginas 476-477

   #masacre #cajatambo #sendero-luminoso #pcp-sl #rondas-campesinas #comités-de-autodefensa #degollamiento #ancash-lima
2. March 5, 1992

   Massacre in Cajatambo by Sendero Luminoso

   On March 5, 1992, members of Sendero Luminoso attacked the villages of Pihuan and Jurau-Cochas in Cajatambo, Peru. They killed 10 people, including Máximo Herbozo Tolentino and his family, for supporting the formation of self-defense committees known as rondas campesinas. The massacre was a brutal response to the local resistance …

   Cajatambo, Peru

   #sendero luminoso #massacre #cajatambo #Peru #1992 #human rights #violence #self-defense committees