Navy ambush in Boca del Pachitea
Ambush carried out by the Navy against MRTA militants in Boca del Pachitea, Ucayali, in 1990, which resulted in the death of several young MRTA members of the Eastern Front.
The Peruvian Navy carried out an ambush against MRTA militants in the Boca del Pachitea area. This military action resulted in the death of several young men who were part of the Territorial Army of the Eastern Front of MRTA. The event occurred in the context of counter-subversive operations carried out by the armed forces in the Ucayali region. The ambush took place during the period in which the MRTA maintained a presence in the area, with zones of passage and obligatory stays between the Ucayali and Aguaytía rivers.