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The leader David Chacaliaza was murdered in Huaycán. This murder is part of a series of executions carried out by the PCP-SL against leaders and activists in Huaycán during the 1990s, even after the capture of Abimael Guzmán.
The PCP-SL called an armed strike for May 17 and 18, 1994 in Metropolitan Lima. This action was part of the subversive modality of armed strikes that the PCP-SL had developed since 1989 as part of its strategy of strategic balance. On this specific occasion, the PCP-SL mixed threats with …
The San Andrés parish was founded in Huaycán, a name suggested by Father Tadeo Passini and accepted by Cardinal Augusto Vargas Alzamora, then Archbishop of Lima. On this basis, the parish complex was built, which included a series of services, a library and a radio station. That same year, concerned …
Armed confrontation between soldiers of the Peruvian Army and Shining Path supporters in Raucana, district of Ate Vitarte. Raucana represented the largest organizational experiment of the PCP-SL in Lima, constituted as an 'Open Popular Committee' in the heart of Ate Vitarte. The inhabitants came mainly from El Agustino and Andahuaylas, …
Zacarías Magallanes, promoter of the NGO Ideas, was murdered in Huaycán. This murder is part of a series of executions carried out by the PCP-SL against leaders and activists in Huaycán during the 1990s, even after the capture of Abimael Guzmán.
In June 1991, the Movimiento de Obreros y Trabajadores Clasistas (MOTC), a front organization of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso, initiated a wave of violence against the Tejidos La Unión factory in Ate Vitarte, assassinating company officials. This attack occurred after the PCP-SL failed in its attempts to win union leadership in …
Congressman Alejandro Victoria Mendoza, a member of the Cambio 90 party, was assassinated in the district of Ate Vitarte, Lima. This crime took place in the context of an escalation of political violence in the Peruvian capital, where both the PCP-SL and the MRTA were intensifying their actions against authorities …
The day Alberto Fujimori was sworn in for the first time as President of the Republic, a large group of people invaded a small fenced-in plot of land belonging to the Isola family, located in Ate-Vitarte. This was a large-scale action carried out by the PCP-SL, seeking to consolidate its …
In 1990, the PCP-SL (Shining Path) deliberately formed the Raucana settlement in Ate-Vitarte, Lima, as part of their strategy to expand their 'people's war' into urban areas. Unlike other settlements, Raucana was conceived as a 'Comité Popular Abierto' (Open People's Committee) and was distinct from other projects like Huaycán. The …
On October 31, 1989, a group of hikers assassinated Enrique Castilla Linares, leader of the Union of Workers of the 'La Union' Textile Factory in Ate Vitarte. Castilla was a member of the PUM (Partido Unificado Mariateguista) and had the recognition of the union sector. He was preparing to reject …
In 1989, the PCP-SL managed to promote the Committee of Struggle of the class-conscious workers of the Central Highway, in coordination with Puka Llaqta and the UNIR-Bolchevique. This allowed it to control the USE of Ate Vitarte. The Carretera Central was an area closely linked to the university, whose infrastructure …
The declarant was detained in September 1988 on the Central Highway in the district of Ate Vitarte, Lima. This case is part of the testimonies documented by the CVR on arbitrary detentions that included sexual violence against women during the internal armed conflict. The detention took place in an important …
A commando made up of 15 members of the MRTA assaulted the Cromotes textile factory located at kilometer 3 of the central highway in Ate Vitarte. During the attack, the subversives destroyed several administrative offices and part of the plant's warehouses. This assault was part of the armed actions that …
In January 1987, the commanders of the East Zonal Committee of the PCP-SL coordinated the assault on the Nylon Factory. This zonal committee was considered of great importance for concentrating the proletariat in Ate Vitarte and for establishing the 'Shining Trench of Combat' of the Canto Grande prison. The assault …
Exactly one month after the occupation of Huaycán, classes began at Educational Center 1236. The school building was built on a communal site with seven classrooms, restrooms and an office for the principal. The neighbors contributed materials and built the first folders. Two months later, the Lima Department of Education …
A column of 5,000 people from Huaycán, armed with sticks and stones, rejected the 4,000 members of the Horacio Zevallos human settlement who were trying to occupy land in the ravine. The confrontations were stopped by the mediation of the main leaders of the conflicting sectors. The Horacio Zevallos Association, …
2,000 of the 12,000 registered families proceeded to occupy the Huaycán land in an action supported by the Municipality of Lima. The occupation took place amidst tensions due to delays in the habilitation works and rumors circulating that the Horacio Zevallos association intended to invade the area. The residents organized …
In March 1976, the inhabitants of Ate-Vitarte mobilized in support of the workers of the FAM factory. This mobilization was part of a broader context of popular protests during the military regime, where the interests of the slum dwellers were articulated with the demands of the labor movement. The action …