Incursion in Putaqasa
On September 14, 1987, the PCP-SL raided Putaqasa, Sacsamarca district, killing 9 community members and burning houses. This attack was part of the punitive actions of the PCP-SL in the Huancasancos area during its period of weakening.
On September 14, 1987, the PCP-SL raided Putaqasa, in the Sacsamarca district. During this incursion, the hikers assassinated 9 community members and set fire to houses in the area. This event is part of a series of attacks that the PCP-SL carried out in the Huancasancos area during the period of weakening of their organization in the late 1980s. The incursion took place in a context where the PCP-SL was increasingly distancing itself from the communities and the population, being displaced by the Peruvian Army, the police and the Self-Defense Committees.