Murder of 7 community members in Huanchi
In October 1984, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso murdered 7 community members in Huanchi, Santa Rosa, in the Apurimac River Valley. This event was part of the period of maximum violence in the area during 1984.
In October 1984, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso killed 7 community members in the town of Huanchi, Santa Rosa district, in the Apurimac River Valley. This event occurred in the context of the intensification of Shining Path violence in the area, during the period in which the PCP-SL sought to consolidate its presence and establish 'liberated zones'. The attack was part of a series of violent incursions against civilian populations in the Apurimac River Valley during 1984, a year characterized by an increase in both subversive and counter-subversive actions in the region.