Lucanamarca Massacre

A number of approximately 80 hikers, among men and women, attacked Lucanamarca in the most merciless manner. As the column descended from the ranches, it assassinated peasants, women and men, children and the elderly, resulting in 69 deaths. The massacre was claimed by Abimael Guzmán in 1988 as a decision of the Central Directorate of the PCP-SL in response to the peasant rebellion. Guzman pointed out that it was a forceful response to put the mesnadas in check and make them understand that it was not easy to confront them. The magnitude of this event makes it one of the most traumatic events of the violence in the area.