Total blackout in Lima
Total blackout in Lima that lasted two hours on March 29, 1982, as part of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso's sabotage actions against the capital's electrical infrastructure.
On March 29, 1982, there was a total blackout in Lima for two hours. This event was part of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso's sabotage strategy against the capital's electrical infrastructure. The blackouts in the city were part of the actions characteristic of the initial period of violence (1980-1984), when the PCP-SL carried out sabotage and attacks against State institutions. Later, on August 2, 1982, there was another general blackout in Lima and Callao due to the explosion of 5 high tension towers.