Installation of military base in Cobriza
In 1983, a military base was installed at the Cobriza mining center (Centromín Perú) in response to PCP-Sendero Luminoso attacks. This measure was intended to protect the mining facilities and workers from subversive violence.
At the end of 1983, a military base was installed at the Cobriza mining center, a production unit of Centromín Perú. This military installation was in response to a violent attack perpetrated by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in the middle of the night on January 1, 1984, when the subversive group attacked the mining center with people recruited from the highlands of the Ayacucho community of Ayahuanco. The attack resulted in the death of two workers and the kidnapping of an engineer. The military base was established to provide security for the mining facilities and protect workers from the growing Shining Path threat in the area.