Attack on Civil Guard Headquarters in Cuzco
The Shining Path PCP attacked the Civil Guard headquarters in downtown Cuzco in August 1987, marking an escalation in urban violence in the region.
In August 1987, the Civil Guard Headquarters located in the very center of the city of Cuzco suffered a subversive attack perpetrated by the Shining Path PCP. This attack represented a significant escalation in urban violence in the Cuzco region, demonstrating the subversive group's ability to strike targets in the heart of the city. The attack was part of a series of violent actions that the PCP-SL carried out in the area, including attacks on police posts in rural areas such as Pisac in May 1987.