Confrontation at La Roca
Clash between Sinchis and the PCP-SL in La Roca (Km 14 Mazamari-Puerto Ocopa highway) interpreted as a subversive defeat, which led to the return of displaced Ashaninka villagers to their communities.
On September 25, 1990, there was an armed confrontation between Sinchis (police) forces and the Shining Path PCP in La Roca, located at kilometer 14 of the Mazamari-Puerto Ocopa highway. This confrontation was interpreted by the displaced Ashaninka natives as a defeat for the PCP-SL. The result of the combat encouraged many inhabitants of the Tsiriari valley to return to their respective communities in June 1991, after having moved to Mazamari in search of protection.