Designation of Paraíso as a minor town

In April 2002, Paraíso was officially designated as a minor town. This administrative recognition came decades after its initial colonization between 1969 and 1973, and after years of violence related to drug trafficking and the presence of the Shining Path. Paraíso had experienced an unexpected burst of drug trafficking in 1980 that transformed a purely rural area into a bustling, affluent town. The designation as a minor town represents a milestone in the administrative normalization of this locality that had been marked by violence and internal armed conflict.