PCP-SL dominance in the northern zone of Tocache
The PCP-SL maintained control over the northern zone of Tocache until the mid-1990s, with influence until 1999. This region had been organized by the Shining Path since the end of 1986, establishing popular committees in various villages.
The PCP-SL maintained a stranglehold on the northern zone of Tocache until the mid-1990s, with a palpable influence until 1999. This area included towns and hamlets such as Bambamarca, Nuevo Horizonte, Escote and Santa Rosa de Mishollo, which had been organized by the PCP-SL in late 1986 and early 1987. Organizational expansion reached as far as Punta Arenas/Campanilla, but was frustrated after Juanjuí by the strong presence of the MRTA. During this period, the PCP-SL established committees of popular power and maintained control over the rural population, collecting taxes and regulating activities related to drug trafficking.