On August 25, 1981, detonations were heard in Huancapi, Fajardo province. This event is part of a series of sustained PCP-SL attacks against the police during 1981, which generated a 'power vacuum' in the countryside. Attacks on police posts in the area included Vischongo in January, Mollebamba in January, and …
On December 10, 1981, an attack was carried out against the police post of Totos in the province of Cangallo. This attack was part of a series of sustained PCP-SL offensives against the police during 1981, with the objective of pushing back the forces of law and order and generating …
Modesto Melgar was murdered by the PCP-SL in December 1982 in a place called Chillcapampa, on the banks of the Pampas River in the jurisdiction of Cangallo. At that time, the PCP-SL had set up a barracks in this area. Previously, the hikers had attacked the Civil Guard post in …
In 1983, a series of forced disappearances and extrajudicial executions occurred in Totos, Cangallo Province, Peru. These acts were carried out by members of the Peruvian Army stationed at the Totos Military Base, targeting individuals suspected of being associated with the Shining Path insurgency. The events are indicative of a …
In April 1983, members of the Peruvian Army committed severe human rights violations against residents of Totos, a locality in Cangallo, Ayacucho. The victims were arbitrarily detained and executed extrajudicially. This event was later investigated by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, highlighting the grave abuses committed by the military forces.
In April 1983, the Peruvian Army established a military base in Totos, taking over a local educational center. Following the establishment, the military conducted operations that led to the detention of several local residents, including Julio Godoy Bellido, Primitivo Tucno Medina, Marceliano Zamora Vivanco, and Roberto López León. These detentions …
In April 1983, several residents of Totos, a district in the province of Cangallo, were detained by members of the Peruvian Army. Some of the detainees were later killed. This event took place in the context of the military offensive initiated in January 1983 against supposed support bases of the …
Between April 4 and 6, 1983, Peruvian Army helicopters arrived in the town of Totos, took possession of the local educational center and established a military base. The base operated under the command of the 43rd Motorized Infantry Battalion from Huancavelica, which depended on the Cangallo barracks. After settling in, …
On April 8, 1983, members of the Civil Guard (Sinchis) and the Army under the command of 'Captain Jackal' arbitrarily detained five peasants from Totos: Julio Godoy Bellido, Primitivo Tucno Medina, Marceliano Zamora Vivanco, Roberto López León and a brother of one of them. They were held at the military …
On April 20, 1983 in Ocros, subversive elements of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso murdered 18 peasants in the town of Juquisa for refusing to follow Shining Path slogans. This event occurred in the context of increasing violence in the province of Cangallo after the installation of the Totos military base.
In May 1983, the military detained 15 authorities and community members from Quispillacta, Cangallo district. The detainees were taken to the Totos barracks. They were later killed and buried in a mass grave. This event was part of the counter-subversive strategy implemented by the Armed Forces after entering the area …
Ciprian Alvarado Carhuas, a 19-year-old from San José de Pincos, was detained by the military in Totos while serving as Alcalde-Vara of his community. Despite his family's efforts to locate him, he was never released. Witnesses later reported that he and other detainees were executed and buried in a mass …
In 1984, in the district of Totos, Ayacucho, military forces detained a woman and subjected her to sexual violence as a means of coercion. Despite being pregnant, she was raped by soldiers during her detention at a military base. She was released after her family provided livestock and goods to …
When the military entered the district of Totos in 1984, they rounded up the villagers and detained a female declarant. During her detention, she was the victim of rape. On a second occasion, when the captain was changed, she was captured again and taken to the base. On the second …
According to testimony gathered by the CVR, all the women detained in the Totos barracks were raped without distinction of age. A declarant stated that he learned from fellow detainees that even an elderly person was raped in the military barracks. This testimony shows that rape was a systematic practice …
In August 2003, exhumations took place in Totos, Ayacucho, revealing the remains of individuals who disappeared during the armed conflict in Peru. The event highlighted the deep impact of the conflict on personal identities, as many people were forced to alter or hide their names and familial ties to avoid …
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