Organization of Civil Defense Committees in Huanta
In 1984 the communities of Huanta organized themselves into Civil Defense Committees coordinating with the military. The rondas (patrols) of various communities conducted scavenging campaigns looking for members of the Shining Path PCP throughout the area.
In 1984, the communities in the Huanta area organized themselves into Civil Defense Committees and coordinated closely with the military. The patrols of Ccaccas, Ccanis and Patasucro, located in the highlands of the city of Huanta, as well as those of Tambo, Balcón, Acco, Challhuamayo and Ccarhuahurán, conducted scavenging campaigns throughout the area looking for members of the Shining Path PCP. Uchuraccay was visited on several occasions by these patrols because it was located in the direction of the Rasuwillca mountain, which had become a PCP SL base from where the columns attacked the towns. This organization was part of the counterinsurgency strategy in the region.