Car bomb attack in Tarata street
Car bomb detonated by the Shining Path PCP in Tarata Street on July 16, 1992, causing destruction, fire and civilian deaths. It was the most visible and dramatic attack that characterized the strategy of sowing terror in Lima.
On July 16, 1992, the Shining Path PCP detonated a car bomb on Tarata Street, causing fire, destruction and death of people who were peacefully in the apparent safety of their homes. This was the most visible and dramatic event of the period of high violence in Lima. The attack characterized a violence that did not seek to gain followers or establish itself as a territory of control, but rather to sow terror in the population. This attack occurred in the context of the climax of urban violence in Lima, where the Shining Path PCP was trying to force a strategic balance.