PCP-SL controls Ene and Alto Tambo rivers
In 1990, the PCP-SL achieved absolute control of the entire Ene River and the Alto Tambo up to the Poyeni bend, consolidating its territorial control in the province of Satipo after intensifying its actions since 1989. This control involved the establishment of popular committees and the forced subjugation of the Asháninka population.
By the end of 1990, the PCP-SL managed to establish absolute control over the entire Ene River and the upper Tambo River, up to the Poyeni bend. This control was the result of an intensification of actions that began in 1989, when the PCP-SL increased its presence in the area in a generalized and open manner. During 1990, the subversive group consolidated its territorial dominance through the establishment of popular committees, forced indoctrination of the Asháninka population, and the elimination of opponents. The majority of settlers who did not sympathize with the PCP-SL had already left the Ene Valley by then, moving to Satipo or other cities. This territorial control represented the peak of PCP-SL expansion in the Central Jungle, seriously affecting the Asháninka indigenous communities in the region.