Complete database of events related to the internal armed conflict in Peru, extracted from the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (CVR). 5,159 events documented from 1817 to 2003.
The military regime that governed Peru between 1968 and 1980 was a key period in the reconfiguration of Metropolitan Lima and the country. During this period, especially during the first military government of Velasco, important demographic changes took place that generated new population contingents that became social actors. The regime …
In 1965, the Machu Picchu Hydroelectric Plant and the Cachimayo Fertilizer Factory were built as part of the urban modernization process of the city of Cuzco. These works were the result of the reconstructive action of the State after the 1950 earthquake that destroyed the city. The construction of these …
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 …
In December 1961, the Corporación de Fomento y Promoción Social y Económica de Puno (CORPUNO) was created, a body with administrative autonomy that until 1972 organized and planned development investments in the department. The creation of CORPUNO took place in a context of droughts and floods that affected the altiplano …
In 1961, the Universidad Técnica del Altiplano (UTA) was created in Puno in response to the desire of the Puno population to have its own university that could compete with the universities of Cuzco and Arequipa, where most young people migrated to pursue higher education. This desire for autonomy and …
As a consequence of the May 21, 1950 earthquake that destroyed the city of Cuzco with a grade 7 on the Mercalli scale, the State poured significant resources into the city and the region for reconstruction. In 1952, the Junta de Reconstrucción y Fomento Industrial del Cuzco was created to …
On May 21, 1950, an earthquake measuring 7 on the Mercalli scale destroyed the city of Cuzco. As a result of the earthquake and the reconstruction effort, the State poured significant resources into the city and the region, creating in 1952 the Junta de Reconstrucción y Fomento Industrial del Cuzco, …
The second great historical moment of the Andean South was characterized by attempts at capitalist modernization based on the introduction of technical improvements and the proletarianization of the peasants. This period is framed between two historical moments: after the expansion of the commercial houses of Arequipa and the haciendas of …
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