Clandestine grave discovered in Chontapunta
At the end of 1990, a clandestine grave was discovered in Chontapunta, at 4,500 meters above sea level in the district of Corpanqui, province of Bolognesi. The discovery confirmed the disappearance of eight villagers detained by the Special Operations Directorate of the National Police in May 1990.
At the end of 1990, a clandestine grave was discovered in a desolate spot known as Chontapunta, at 4,500 meters above sea level, in the district of Corpanqui. This discovery definitively undermined the official version that denied the arrests made by the Special Operations Directorate of the National Police. On May 9, 1990, in the communities of Pimachi, Aco and Huanri, eight residents were arrested by police officers: José Chávez Loli, José Beltrán, Cornelio Abad Ediolino, Elfer Abad Casimiro, Roberto Loli Marzano, Ambrosio Surco Cama, Celestino Martínez Gavino and Orlando Anastasio Soberan. The police left with the detainees on May 12, 1990, but the fate of these people remained a mystery to their families, and the fact was repeatedly denied by civilian, police and military authorities until the discovery of the grave.