The "great drought" of 1956-1961 in the Puna highlands generated significant emigration to urban areas such as Arequipa. Between the mid-1950s and the mid-1960s, the percentage of Puno residents in the slums of Arequipa increased from 12.9% to 39.08%, reaching 41.41% in 1971. The population of the city of Puno …
In 1963, the Caracoto cement factory was founded, an event that marked an important milestone in the industrial development of the department of Puno. This factory made Juliaca the only center producing a raw material essential for the department's development. The founding of this factory was part of a broader …
The text of the CVR report mentions the Juliaca Command in the department of Puno during 1982. This reference appears in the context of a list of places where events related to human rights violations occurred during the internal armed conflict. However, the document does not provide specific details about …
On March 13, 1983, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso attacked the premises of Cooperación Popular in the city of Puno. This attack was part of a series of initial actions by the subversive group in the department of Puno during the first years of the internal armed conflict. The targets of the …
On April 28, 1983, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso attacked the premises of the Agrarian Bank in the city of Juliaca, province of San Roman, department of Puno. This attack was part of a series of initial actions by the PCP-SL in the department of Puno during the period 1980-1983, characterized by …
On February 17, 1986, the PCP-SL attacked the Banco del Sur in Juliaca as part of a new offensive that extended between February 17 and 21. This action was part of a series of coordinated attacks that included the seizure and assault of the Pomasi mine in Ayaviri on the …
On February 18, 1986, the PCP-SL carried out an attack and assault on the Pomasi mine in Ayaviri, Melgar province. This attack was part of a Shining Path offensive that took place between February 17 and 22, 1986 in the region. The offensive included multiple actions in different localities, beginning …
The Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) made its appearance in the department of Puno in April 1987, with propaganda and sabotage actions in the cities of Puno and Juliaca. The first recorded attack was on April 13, 1987 against the premises of the Puno Credit Bank, marking the beginning of …
On April 13, 1987, the MRTA-MIR made its public appearance in the department of Puno through an attack against the premises of the Banco de Crédito de Puno. This action marked the beginning of the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement's public operations in the region. Although its first public acts date …
In 1988, Porfirio Suni Quispe was detained on charges of terrorism and held at the Central Cayacachi, a location not authorized for detention. Despite the irregularities, including the lack of legal representation during his initial statement, the Provincial Prosecutor of Carabaya, Juan Barrios Estrada, validated the process. The Prelature of …
The naval attaché of the Peruvian Embassy in Bolivia, Juan Vega Llona, was assassinated in La Paz by a PCP-SL commando acting under the name of the Revolutionary Workers Movement (MOR). Vega Llona had been in the emergency zone of Ayacucho in 1984 and intervened in the debellation of the …
On February 14, 1989, 'Gringo' Olivares led an assault on the Los Rosales Mine in Lampa, Peru. The attackers stole around 200 boxes of dynamite, which were then distributed to various locations within the department. The subsequent arrest of three support members near Juliaca led to the dismantling of a …
On May 21, 1989, the PCP-SL attacked the Waqrani Rural Education Institute, an educational center run by the South Andean Catholic Church. This attack was part of the violent actions of the subversive group in the southern Andean region of the country. Days after the attack, on May 25, the …
The MRTA took over the town of Moho in the province of Moho, department of Puno, during 1991. This action was part of the MRTA's presence in the provinces of Sandia and Moho, where the subversive group managed to establish itself during this period. The seizure of Moho was one …
In May 1991, the PCP-SL (Shining Path) entered Macusani, causing significant disruption by attacking the local municipal office. This led to the displacement of Justo Pastor Luque Quico, the Mayor of Carabaya, who was forced to reside in Puno. Around the same time, the PCP-SL assassinated Porfirio Suni, a member …
On May 3, 1991, the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) took the town of San Juan del Oro, located in the province of Sandia, department of Puno. During the takeover of the town, the MRTA held a public rally. This action is part of the period of increased MRTA presence …
Porfirio Suni Quispe, a regional deputy and former detainee, was assassinated by a PCP-SL annihilation squad in Juliaca, Peru. His murder occurred shortly after he participated in a campesino meeting aimed at forming self-defense groups against PCP-SL actions. The assassination was allegedly due to his involvement in providing information about …
Porfirio Suni Quispe, professor, peasant leader and representative of the United Left (IU) in the government of the José Carlos Mariátegui Region, was assassinated by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in Juliaca on May 14, 1991. Previously, on May 5, 1988, Suni had been arrested and tortured, falsely accused of participating in …
On August 18, 1991, the head of the National Civil Defense Institute in Juliaca was assassinated by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. This assassination was part of a series of violent actions perpetrated by the subversive organization in Puno during 1991, which included the assassination of authorities and political leaders. The attack …
On August 18, 1991, the head of the National Civil Defense Institute in Juliaca was assassinated by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. This assassination was part of a series of selective executions of authorities and public officials that the PCP-SL carried out during that period in the department of Puno. The attack …
On August 30, 1991, journalist and Cambio 90 leader Gustavo Zuñiga was shot and killed by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in the city of Juliaca. This assassination took place in the context of an upsurge of subversive violence in Puno during 1991, especially of urban annihilation commandos. The crime was part …
Two dynamite and ampho explosions destroyed the municipality and part of the Cristo Rey parish in Juliaca. This simultaneous attack against civil and religious institutions shows the Shining Path's strategy of attacking symbols of the State and the Church. The explosions caused significant material damage.
In October 1998, witness No. 700237 was transferred to Yanamayo prison at 1:00 a.m. along with other inmates. They were taken to the airport where several soldiers were waiting for them. They were taken to the airport where several soldiers were waiting for them. When they arrived in Juliaca, they …
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