Killing of 8 peasants in Yaquia
In August 1983, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso murdered 8 peasants and wounded 2 in the Yaquia ranch, Lucanamarca. This attack was part of the escalation of Shining Path violence against communities in Huancasancos that had rebelled against their control.
In August 1983, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso perpetrated a massacre in the Yaquia ranch, located in the district of Lucanamarca, province of Huancasancos. The attack resulted in 8 peasants dead and 2 wounded. This event was part of the context of generalized violence that characterized 1983 in the area, when the PCP-SL intensified its punitive actions against communities that resisted its control or were suspected of collaborating with the armed forces. The Yaquia massacre occurred a few months after the brutal Shining Path incursion in Lucanamarca on April 3, 1983, where 67 people died.