Collision with Civil Guard in Erapata, Lucmahuayco
Armed confrontation between the Civil Guard and the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in Erapata, Lucmahuayco, which left 22 subversives dead and a police sergeant dead.
On April 30, 1984, there was an armed confrontation between the Civil Guard and subversive elements of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in the town of Erapata, Lucmahuayco. The clash resulted in the death of 22 subversives and a police sergeant. This event was part of the escalation of violence that characterized 1984 in the Apurimac river valley, a period in which the police forces intensified their operations against the Shining Path columns in the region.