Confrontation with GC in Vilcabamba
Clash between the Shining Path and the Civil Guard in Vilcabamba, Cuzco, on November 26, 1984. On the same day, attacks and assassinations occurred in Lucmahuayco.
On November 26, 1984, the Shining Path clashed with the Civil Guard in Vilcabamba, province of La Convención, department of Cuzco. This confrontation occurred in the context of an intensification of Shining Path actions in the Apurimac river valley and surrounding areas. On the same day there was an attack by the PCP-SL and several murders in Lucmahuayco, evidencing the coordination of violent actions in the region.