Assault on Civil Guard post in Erapata
PCP-Sendero Luminoso assault on the Civil Guard post in Erapata, Vilcabamba, Quillabamba, resulting in the death of a Civil Guard on October 1, 1982.
On October 1, 1982 there was an assault on the Civil Guard post located in Erapata, district of Vilcabamba, province of La Convención, Quillabamba. During this attack, one Civil Guard died. This event is part of the first armed actions of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in the Apurimac river valley area. The assault is part of the expansion of subversive actions towards the region of La Convención in the department of Cusco.