Disappearance of 6 people from Tiquigua

In July 1983, six people from Tiquigua, Víctor Fajardo, disappeared after being taken to the Canaria military barracks, installed that same year as part of the counteroffensive against the PCP-SL.

With the installation of the Canaria military barracks in 1983, 6 people disappeared from Tiquigua. This event occurred in the context of the military counteroffensive initiated in January 1983 against the PCP-SL. In 1982 and 1984, Tiquihua was under the command of the 'unknown' (SL), which led to the establishment of military bases in Tiquihua, Hualla and Chincheros. The disappearances took place in the Canaria military barracks, where the people were taken and never heard from again.

Source: Informe CVR, páginas 55, 62-63
Location: Tiquigua, Víctor Fajardo, Ayacucho