Establishment of MRTA staging areas in Ucayali and Huánuco
Between 1988 and 1990, MRTA's FO ET established strategic transit zones in Nueva Requena, Shambo, Puerto Inca and Tournavista, allowing connections between the Ucayali River, the Aguaytía River and routes between Pucallpa and Cerro de Pasco.
Between 1988 and 1990, the Ejército del Trabajo (ET) of the Western Front (FO) of the MRTA managed to establish zones of passage and obligatory stays in several strategic locations. In Nueva Requena and Shambo, a native Shipibo-Conibo community, they established a corridor that allowed them direct access between the Ucayali and Aguaytía rivers. Additionally, in Puerto Inca and Tournavista, located in the department of Huánuco, they were able to establish direct access between Pucallpa and Cerro de Pasco in both directions. These transit zones were established despite the fact that the Regional Directorate (DR) of the FO had no significant political or military relevance, especially after the events of February 9, 1989, which disarticulated the peasant, popular and political movements in Ucayali.