Assault on Colqui mine
On December 23, 1982, militants of the PCP-SL assaulted the Colqui mine in the district of Huancavelica, seizing 1500 sticks of dynamite. This action was part of the subversive strategy to obtain explosives and establish support bases.
On December 23, 1982, a contingent of PCP-SL militants assaulted the Colqui mine, located in the district of Huancavelica. During this assault, the subversives seized 1500 sticks of dynamite. This action was part of a broader PCP-SL strategy that included sabotage to the Mantaro electric transmission network, the destruction of agrarian associative enterprises, and the theft of dynamite to be used in future attacks. The objective was to obtain support bases for the mobility of its armed columns and later to set up Popular Committees in more deeply rooted areas.