Inauguration of the San Francisco Bridge
In 1971, the San Francisco bridge was inaugurated in the Apurimac River Valley, which became the main settlement in the area during the 1970s and increased the occupation of the right bank of the river.
The San Francisco bridge was inaugurated in 1971, becoming the main settlement in the Apurimac River Valley during the 1970s. The construction of the bridge significantly increased the occupation of the right bank of the river, territory of the department of Cuzco, where the Pichari settlement is located. This bridge was part of the infrastructure development process that included the road from Tambo to the port of San Francisco, opened in 1964, which accelerated the process of occupation of the valley by peasant settlers from Ayacucho.