Hugo Blanco Galdós arrived in Cuzco in 1960 as part of his peasant activism. He settled as a 'arrendire' in the area of Chaupimayo, in the Valley of La Convención. From there he organized the peasants into unions under the slogan 'Land or Death', leading the most important peasant mobilization …
One informant had been forced to join a hiker's camp in 1983, in the Chaupimayo mountain. Upon returning to Chapi, fleeing persecution, she was captured by the military. However, a major had her transferred back to Chapi where a captain sent her to live in his house. As a result …
Inhabitants of the Oronqoy and Chillihua communities who had taken refuge in Chaupimayo were killed by soldiers from the Pallqas base. The event occurred between October and November 1986, in the context of counter-subversive operations in the Chungui area. The victims were refugees who had fled their communities due to …
A female affiant was detained by soldiers who raided her community located in the department of San Martín in 1996. During her detention, a man accused her of being a terrorist but she was defended by a teacher who knew her, thanks to the help of a major. However, this …
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