Agreement on the organization of peasant patrols in Cochas
The inhabitants of Cochas agreed to organize peasant patrols and, together with other communities in the district and protected by the military, elected patrol presidents and agreed on surveillance and control actions against the Shining Path.
On January 19, 1990, the few remaining inhabitants of the town of Cochas agreed to plant a white flag and organize the peasant patrols, and then went to the town of Tunzo. There, together with residents from the communities of Parco, Huancamanta, Lucmayo and Macon (annexes of the Cochas district), and Comas, Talhuis, and Racracalla (annexes of the Comas district), protected by a military contingent, they elected the presidents of the peasant patrols of the communities present. At this meeting, they agreed on the actions they would carry out in the shortest period of time regarding surveillance, control and movement through the communities. This event marked a turning point in the organized resistance against the Shining Path in Tulumayo, after months of terror and shortages imposed by the subversives.