Escape from Qenqoro prison
On March 28, 1993, several PCP-SL and MRTA prisoners escaped from the maximum security prison of Qenqoro, Cuzco, after a dump truck full of explosives exploded against a prison wall, leaving a hole through which they escaped.
On March 28, 1993, a dump truck full of explosives exploded against a wall of the Qenqoro prison, leaving a hole through which several PCP-SL and MRTA prisoners escaped. This maximum security prison, located near the city of Cuzco, had already experienced a previous escape on May 26, 1984, when seven prisoners, including four subversives, escaped, an event that had regional repercussions and demonstrated the precariousness of the prison system. The 1993 escape occurred through the use of explosives transported in a dump truck, a method that allowed a hole to be opened in the prison wall.