Murders in Quiñota
On January 26, 1989, the PCP-SL assassinated two women in Quiñota, Chumbivilcas, Cuzco, after a 'popular trial'. This was part of the 'selective annihilations' that the PCP-SL carried out in the high provinces of the department.
On January 26, 1989, the PCP-SL assassinated two women in the locality of Quiñota, province of Chumbivilcas, department of Cuzco. The murders were carried out after a 'popular trial', a characteristic practice of the PCP-SL to justify their executions. This event occurred in the context of the Shining Path offensive in the high provinces of Cuzco, where the PCP-SL carried out 'selective annihilations' against authorities and inhabitants. The Quiñota zone was part of the area where the PCP-SL maintained constant activity, along with other localities such as Livitaca, Llusco and Ccapacmarca in Chumbivilcas.