Organization of peasant patrols in northern provinces of Ayacucho
By the end of 1989, practically all the northern provinces of Ayacucho were organized in counter-subversive peasant patrols, led by young ronderos and army graduates, while the central provinces were more reluctant to organize.
By the end of 1989, practically all the northern provinces of Ayacucho were organized in counter-subversive peasant patrols. This organization contrasted with the towns in the central provinces (Cangallo, Vilcashuaman, Victor Fajardo), which were more reluctant, possibly because they had often been bases of support for the Shining Path. In this situation, the entire community itself becomes a Self-Defense Committee and the command structure is altered. Those who assume leadership are young ronderos, many of whom are army graduates and, in some cases (the so-called 'tigers'), even paid by the community to dedicate themselves full time to defense tasks.