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Ayahuanco: Under the Shadow of Shining Path
For more than a decade the district of Ayahuanco, located to the north of the Ayacucho province of Huanta, was ravaged by political violence. As a result, a great number …
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Massacre in Yahuar Machay
In May 1990, the Army razed the town of Yahuar Machay in the district of Ayahuanco, province of Huanta, department of Ayacucho. The military incursion resulted in the murder of 47 people. This event occurred in the context of clashes between the Shining Path PCP and the peasant patrols in …
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Razing in Yahuarmachay
In May 1990, the town of Yahuarmachay, Ayahuanco district, was razed to the ground. Members of the Peruvian Army perpetrated a massacre in which 47 people were killed. This event took place during the period of intensification of the internal armed conflict between 1988-1991, when there was a significant increase …
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Events at Ayahuanco Military Base
The Ayahuanco Military Base was the scene of human rights violations during 1990 in the context of the Peruvian internal armed conflict. The CVR Report document mentions this military base as one of the places where events related to sexual violence and other abuses against the civilian population took place. …
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Disappearance of five people in Musuccllaccta
In July 1988, five people disappeared in the town of Musuccllaccta, Ayahuanco district, Huanta province. Those responsible for these disappearances were military personnel stationed in Ayahuanco. This event occurred in the context of the intensification of the internal armed conflict in the region, when the PCP-SL was launching a new …
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Mass graves in Ayahuanco
In July 1986, mass graves were discovered in Ayahuanco. This discovery occurred in the context of the intensification of the internal armed conflict in the Ayacucho region. The discovery of these mass graves is evidence of the magnitude of the violence that affected the area during the period of the …
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PCP-SL attack to Cobriza mining center
At midnight on January 1, 1984, the PCP-SL attacked the Cobriza mining center with people recruited from the heights of the Ayacucho community of Ayahuanco, which borders the province of Churcampa, Huancavelica. During the attack, the hikers dynamited the mining center's facilities, causing significant damage to the infrastructure. As a …
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