PCP-SL with strong presence on the left bank of the Huallaga river
In 1993, the PCP-SL maintained a strong presence on the left bank of the Huallaga River, specifically in the Cuchara and Primavera Pockets, where it forcibly imposed its organization. The Army established a military base in Venenillo to control the area.
Despite the Army's operations, in 1993 the PCP-SL maintained a strong presence on the left bank of the Huallaga River in two areas called Bolsón Cuchara and Bolsón Primavera, where it forcibly imposed its organization. The Army had retaken control of Venenillo on the left bank by establishing a military base at the entrance to Bolsón Cuchara in 1993 and controlling the hamlets along the Marginal Highway on the right bank of the Huallaga River. Since 1992, the PCP-SL had begun to retreat to the left bank of the Huallaga River, losing control of the villages on the right bank, although it continued to make incursions into all the towns. The populations settled on the left bank of the Huallaga River suffered constant incursions and operations by both the Army and the PCP-SL.