Attack in San Martín de Tiopampa

In July 1984, hikers arrived in San Martin de Tiopampa, in the Lucanamarca district. The attackers shot at the villagers. The motive of the attack was to punish the population for not supporting the armed struggle of the PCP-SL. This attack is framed in the context of the generalized violence that affected the Huancasancos area during 1984, when the PCP-SL intensified its punitive actions against communities that resisted or did not collaborate with its project.