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What Did Vargas Llosa Write About Uchuraccay?
Vargas Llosa bade farewell to Uchuraccay forever and never referred to the subject again, not even, as we recall, in his memoirs titled "El Pez en el Agua," perhaps because, …
Mario Vargas Llosa: The Coverup Artist of the Uchuraccay Massacre
On January 26, 1983, eight journalists and an Andean guide were brutally massacred by peasants from the community of Uchuraccay (Ayacucho) who had been trained and directed by the Peruvian …
Uchuraccay, Vargas Llosa's Nightmare
It has been a long time since Mario Vargas Llosa has referred to Uchuraccay, that horrific episode in the history of Peru that, on January 26, 1983, cost the lives …
Uchuraccay and the Peru profundo of Mario Vargas Llosa
This is a true story that nobody believed when it became public. What happened there — and what was said about what happened there — constitutes an emblematic event for …
Peru: The Criticized Amnesty Law Lasted Only 13 Days
The decision by the Peruvian Congress to repeal a law enacted just 13 days earlier — one that benefited military personnel being tried for crimes against humanity — left the …
The Danger of the Museum of Memory
The museum faces a risk — one that does not come from the right-wing opposition led by Rafael Rey, nor from the military leadership, nor from those who see any …
Jaime Bayly Criticized Mario Vargas Llosa and Alan García over the Museum of Memory
Writer and TV host Jaime Bayly launched sharp criticism against President Alan García and novelist Mario Vargas Llosa, whom the Aprista government has entrusted with the construction and implementation of …
Comparative Analysis of the News Coverage of the Uchuraccay Case in the Newspapers El Comercio, La República, and Diario Marka
In the following investigation, each of the events that left us with reflection and above all a lesson about what it means to carry out journalistic work will be laid …
The Horizon of Memory
"The sea is a peacemaker," he comments on the coastal landscape of Barranco that he enjoys from the balcony of his apartment — similar, indeed, to that of the privileged …
Mario Vargas Llosa Clarifies: "The Museum of Memory Will Be for the Victims"
Interview with Mario Vargas Llosa. Our novelist wants the building to educate Peruvians in the defense of democracy and against violence. Published on December 13, 2009.
Peru Consecrates Its Historical Memory
"This really is excellent news," said writer Mario Vargas Llosa last Friday at his home when his wife handed him a message informing him from Lima that the future Museo …
Nothing in Common
Since the CVR's Final Report came to light, and despite the majority support of the population for the Commission's work, criticism has not stopped pouring in: CONFIEP, former commanding generals …
Nothing in Common
Since the CVR Final Report came to light, and despite the majority support of the population for the Commission's work, the criticism has not let up: CONFIEP, former commanders-in-chief of …
Vargas Llosa Exploited Our Pain
17 years later, the wounds of Uchuraccay are still open. Widows and mothers of the journalists murdered in Ayacucho are outraged when they recall the injustice that the writer covered …
The Good Terrorists
I was reading Góngora's Las soledades when every channel in sunny Miami broke into its news broadcast with word of the daring raid in Lima by the MRTA (Movimiento Revolucionario …
The Writer Insists on the Innocence of the Military
Judge Hermenegildo Ventura Huayhua will cause a national scandal in Peru in the coming days when he charges, as he himself has announced, the armed forces with the murder of …
Report on Uchuraccay
In the following pages OIGA offers its readers the complete report of the Investigative Commission on the Uchuraccay massacre. Aware of the historical value of this document, we have not …
Vargas Llosa Defends His Report on the Murder of Eight Journalists in Ayacucho
Mario Vargas Llosa, president of the independent commission that investigated the murders of eight journalists in Ayacucho, believes that the recently discovered photographs confirm the commission's conclusions that the reporters …
Government Named Commission to Investigate Massacre
Front page of El Comercio. Thursday, February 3, 1983.
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