MRTA takes the town of Pichanaki
On March 13, 1989, an MRTA column took the town of Pichanaki in Chanchamayo. This event was part of the MRTA's armed actions in the central jungle of Peru.
On March 13, 1989, a column of the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) took the town of Pichanaki, located in the province of Chanchamayo. This event took place in a context of intensification of MRTA's armed actions in the central region of the country. The capture of the city was part of the MRTA operations in the central jungle area during that period. This event occurred in the same month in which the Peruvian government announced measures to involve the peasant patrols in the anti-subversive struggle.