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"Tarata". Complete film.
Terrorist attack on Tarata Street, 1992.
Tarata 15 years later
1993
Ruins of the Lima Prefecture building after a subversive attack
Tarata. Artistic intervention. Kevin McCarthy. Part 4
Tarata. Artistic intervention. Kevin McCarthy. Part 3
Tarata. Artistic intervention. Kevin McCarthy. Part 2
Tarata. Artistic intervention. Kevin McCarthy. Part 1
Tarata - Terrorist attack. Report
1992
Ruins of the Solgas building in San Borja after a Shining Path attack
1992
Funeral of victims of the attack on the Bellavista police station in Callao
1992
Bodies of six teachers and two employees of the Ramiro Villaverde police school
1992
Damage caused by the Shining Path attack on the Frecuencia Latina television station
1992
PROTEST AGAINST THE ATTACK
1992
TARATA STREET BOMBING
1992
TARATA STREET BOMBING
1992
VICTIMS OF THE ATTACK
1992
TARATA STREET BOMBING
1992
TARATA STREET BOMBING
1991
Damage to the Kentucky Fried Chicken outlet on Arequipa Avenue, Miraflores
1990
Shining Path graffiti made during the second attack on the Quisuni CAT
1990
ARMED STRIKE
1989
UNIVERSITY ATTACK
1989
SHINING PATH ATTACKS AGRICULTURAL COMPANY
1986
Body of Shining Path member Maria Luisa Aroni Contreras
1986
Vischongo Bridge in the province of Vilcashuamán, Ayacucho, after an attack.
1984
High-voltage tower brought down in Lima
1984
POLICE OFFICER'S FUNERAL
1981
The President of the Chamber of Deputies surveys the damage
1981
ELECTRICAL TOWER ATTACK
1980
ATTACK ON THE TOMB OF VELASCO ALVARADO
1980
ATTACK ON THE MUNICIPALITY OF SAN MARTÍN DE PORRES
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Testimony on father's murder in Huancayo attack
Two women testified at CVR's Central Regional Headquarters in December 2002, narrating the death of their parents in an attack in Huancayo. The testimony is part of the documentation of cases of violence during the internal armed conflict. The women recounted the memory problems and other psychological symptoms they experienced …
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Testimony on the attack in Huancayo
Two women testified before the TRC in November 2002 narrating the death of their parents in an attack in Huancayo. The testimony was recorded at the Central Regional Headquarters. The declarants described memory problems as a symptom of a major ailment derived from the loss of their parents. This case …
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Attack in Pacaycasa
An attack occurred in Pacaycasa, province of Huanta, department of Ayacucho, which resulted in the death of the husband of a woman who gave testimony to the TRC. The testimony was recorded in October 2002 in Sicuani. The woman narrated the death of her husband as a consequence of this …
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Testimony on death of husband in Pacaycasa attack
Testimony collected in Sicuani in October 2002 from a woman who narrates the death of her husband in an attack in Pacaycasa, Huanta, Ayacucho. The testimony is part of the CVR's documentation on the emotional and psychological impacts of political violence on victims and their families. This case illustrates the …
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Disclosure of the Bermuda Plan against journalist César Hildebrandt
Leonor La Rosa, a former agent of the Army Intelligence Service (SIE), provided classified information to the newspaper La República about the operation plan called 'Bermuda', revealed in notes published on December 9, 10 and 14, 1996. This contributed to aborting the SIE's ongoing plan to make an attempt on …
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Dynamite attack against Global Televisión in Puno
On October 17, 1996, there was a dynamite attack against the Global Televisión (channel 13) branch in Puno. According to a report by Mónica Vecco in La Clave, César Hildebrandt's program, the attack was perpetrated by SIN non-commissioned officers who confessed before a judge in Puno. One of the attackers, …
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Attack against Global Network and Radio Samoa
On October 17, 1996, intelligence agents, presumably from the Colina Group, attacked the Red Global affiliate in Puno and Radio Samoa. This attack took place in a context of pacification of the internal armed conflict, when violent actions had significantly decreased in the region. The attack was directed against local …
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Attack by the PCP-SL against the Superior Court of Apurimac in Abancay
The PCP-SL attacked the premises of the Superior Court of Apurimac in the city of Abancay. This attack against an institution of the Judicial Power is evidence of the PCP-SL's strategy of attacking symbols of the State.
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Attack against the Mayor of Yanacancha
Alleged subversives attacked Bravo Quispe, mayor of the district of Yanacancha in Pasco. As a result of the attack, the mayor's driver and other people not identified in the report died. This attack took place in the context of the final period of the cycle of violence in the central …
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Attack on Quiruvilca police station
On September 18, 1994, the PCP-SL carried out an attack that left the Quiruvilca police post in the province of Santiago de Chuco in rubble. The objective of the attack was to try to free five of their comrades who were being held at the post. This attack took place …
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MRTA attacks against Hiraoka family
The MRTA attacks the Hiraoka family home with explosives. That same night they set off a car bomb in front of the Hiraoka store on Petit Thouars Avenue, in the Lima district of Lince. These attacks were reprisals for the release of businessman Raul Hiraoka.
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Dynamite attack on Yamobamba hydroelectric power plant
On July 18, 1993, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso carried out a bomb attack that completely destroyed the Yamobamba hydroelectric plant, which supplied electricity to the city of Huamachuco. As a result of the attack, the entire city was without electricity for more than 8 months. This attack took place in the …
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Attack by the PCP-SL against Michel Azcueta
A PCP-SL annihilation commando unsuccessfully attempted to assassinate Michel Azcueta Gorotiza, who was wounded. Azcueta was a well-known leftist political leader and mayor of Villa El Salvador.
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Destruction of the Municipality and Cristo Rey parish in Juliaca
Two dynamite and ampho explosions destroyed the municipality and part of the Cristo Rey parish in Juliaca. This simultaneous attack against civil and religious institutions shows the Shining Path's strategy of attacking symbols of the State and the Church. The explosions caused significant material damage.
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Celebration of 10 years of armed struggle of PCP-SL
In 1993, the PCP-SL celebrated its 10 years of armed struggle in the hamlets near Araqueda, in the province of Cajabamba. The celebration consisted of detonating bombs and shooting bullets in the area. This event took place during the period of greatest intensity of violence in the region, when the …
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Bomb at soup kitchen collection center in Villa El Salvador
In September 1992, the Shining Path PCP detonated a bomb that destroyed one of the food collection centers of the soup kitchens of FEPOMUVES (Popular Federation of Women of Villa El Salvador), presided over by María Elena Moyano. This attack was part of an escalation of violence by the PCP-SL …
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Ninth armed strike in Lima
On July 23, 1992, the ninth armed strike called by the PCP-SL took place. The actions began on July 16 with the car bomb that exploded in Tarata de Miraflores and harassment in different police stations, maintaining a much higher intensity than in February until the very day of the …
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Armed strike of Shining Path in Lima
The "armed strike" of the Shining Path in Lima on July 22 and 23 left a tragic toll of 8 dead, 38 wounded, 5 car bombs, 13 urban transport vehicles set on fire and 23 explosive devices. This armed strike was successful and consolidated the image of "Shining Path" in …
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Car bomb attack in Tarata Street
The explosion of a car bomb in the center of Miraflores, Tarata street, shocked the country. During the week, there were other attacks in different areas of Lima, including a call for an armed strike in the capital. All this would mean a pre-insurrectional rehearsal in Lima, according to the …
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Attack on Tarata Street, Miraflores
The horrendous attack in Tarata Street, Miraflores, perpetrated by Sendero Luminoso (Shining Path) took place. Gustavo Gutiérrez wrote about the horror that turns taciturn and the falsehood that wears out the language as an effect and cause of the cervical fear and radical distrust that advances unstoppable in the country. …
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Car bomb in Tarata
Car bomb attack perpetrated on Tarata Street in the Miraflores district of Lima. This attack was part of the escalation of violence by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso during 1992, a year in which the subversive organization intensified its terrorist actions in the capital. The attack occurred a little more than a …
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Explosion in Tarata Street
On July 16, 1992, a car bomb exploded on Tarata Street in the Miraflores district of Lima. This attack occurred in a context of intensifying violence in the capital, where the subversive groups Sendero Luminoso and MRTA increased their actions by carrying out continuous attacks against public and private entities. …
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Attack on Tarata
The Tarata attack occurred on July 16, 1992 in Lima. According to the CVR report, this attack was part of a wave of Shining Path violence that culminated after the police intervention in the Canto Grande prison between June 6 and 9, 1992, which resulted in the assassination of prominent …
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Car bomb in Tarata Street
On July 16, 1992, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso detonated a car bomb on Tarata Street, in the heart of the residential district of Miraflores in Lima. This action was part of the Shining Path's strategy of "sounding board" and "strategic balance" that sought to demonstrate their ability to strike even in …
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Car bomb attack in Tarata street
On July 16, 1992, the Shining Path PCP detonated a car bomb on Tarata Street, causing fire, destruction and death of people who were peacefully in the apparent safety of their homes. This was the most visible and dramatic event of the period of high violence in Lima. The attack …
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Car bomb attack on Tarata Street, Miraflores
The explosion of a car bomb in the center of Miraflores, on Tarata Street, left 20 dead and 132 wounded. The impact of the attack in the media spread panic and a feeling of insecurity among the public. The same day a series of attacks took place in other sectors …
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Tarata bombing
Terrorist car bomb attack on Tarata Street, the most serious car bomb attack carried out by Shining Path in Lima. Through these attacks, the Shining Path accelerated its offensive on the capital while calculating the possibility of a U.S. intervention that would unleash a war of national liberation in the …
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Explosives attack against INCAFOR's camp in San Ignacio
At approximately 11:30 p.m., the INCAFOR S.A. camp, located in San Ignacio, was the victim of an explosive attack that killed two workers (Enrique Reyna Cruz and Narciso Agurto Guevara), injured several people and caused serious material damage. The following day, police officers arbitrarily detained ten residents of San Ignacio, …
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Truck bomb at Channel 2
On June 5, 1992, a PCP-Sendero Luminoso truck bomb exploded in front of the Channel 2 facilities in Lima. The explosion completely destroyed the television channel's facilities and caused the death of three channel workers. This attack was part of the PCP-SL's escalation of violence in Lima during the period …
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Car bombing at Channel 2
Shining Path caused a "truck bomb" to explode in front of Canal 2, destroying its facilities and killing three people. This attack was part of the PCP-SL's terror offensive against the city of Lima.
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Truck bomb explosion in front of Canal 2
A truck bomb explodes in front of Canal 2, destroying its facilities and killing three canal workers. This attack is part of the campaign of urban violence carried out by subversive groups in Lima during this period.
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Assassination of authorities and attack on municipality in San Pedro, Canchis
The PCP-SL raided San Pedro, Canchis province, and assassinated the mayor, the governor, the president of the potable water company and a leader, burning the municipality and dynamiting two buses belonging to the Ormeño and Cruz del Sur companies. This multiple attack is evidence of the PCP-SL's violence against authorities …
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Attack against Ana Lira Chupingahua
1st PNP sub officer Ana Lira Chupingahua was attacked by members of Sendero Luminoso when she was on her way to the Comptroller General of the Republic. At 7:40 a.m., while trying to board public transportation, she was shot five times in the back, chest, stomach and head. A woman …
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Package of dynamite at Michel Azcueta's home
On February 14, 1992, a package of 500 grams of dynamite was placed at the door of the house of the former mayor of the district of Villa El Salvador, Michel Azcueta. This attack occurred on the same day that the PCP-SL had decreed an armed strike in Lima, and …
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Armed strike with 25 attacks in Lima
On February 14, 1992, the Shining Path PCP called an armed strike in Lima during which 25 attacks were carried out. Among these attacks was the blowing up of a truck. During these armed strikes, the PCP-SL assassinated cab drivers to sow terror in that sector of the transport sector. …
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Armed strike and truck blasting in Comas
On February 14, 1992, the PCP-SL called for an armed strike in Metropolitan Lima, during which 25 attacks were carried out in the city. The most spectacular act of that day was the blowing up of a police patrol truck in the district of Comas. This attack occurred in a …
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Seventh armed strike in Lima
On February 14, 1992, the seventh armed strike called by the PCP-SL took place. This strike was preceded by a week of violent actions that began on February 7, including the explosion of a bomb at SUNAT, a car bomb at the U.S. Embassy, and the brutal assassination of neighborhood …
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Bus-bomb against municipality of Villa El Salvador
A powerful bus-bomb was launched against the facade of the Villa El Salvador municipality, destroying part of it, the police station, the Popular Communication Center and dozens of neighboring houses. The attack occurred in the context of the PCP-SL's escalation of violence in the district, after the assassination of María …
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Hikers' attack in Ventanilla
In January 1992, in response to the military and police presence in the area, Shining Path members threw an explosive at a house that the police were going to use to distribute food to the population in Ventanilla. They also destroyed a canvas water reservoir in a young town in …
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Attack against Centro Betania in Chulucanas
An attack was made in Chulucanas against the Centro Betania, a sewing workshop in Villa Nazareth, belonging to the diocese. This attack against a social work of the Church is part of the Shining Path's strategy of destroying development and social assistance projects promoted by religious institutions.
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Attack against Emma Hilario
In December 1991 there was an attack on Emma Hilario, leader of the National Central of Canteens and leader of popular women's organizations. In late December, early in the morning, five hikers entered her house while she was still resting, leaving her brother-in-law and husband wounded. Emma had received previous …
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Attack against Juan Luis Pérez Coronado
Juan Luis Pérez Coronado, a professor at the Faculty of Social Sciences of the San Cristóbal de Huamanga National University, was the victim of an attack on October 23, 1991. This attack took place in the context of a wave of violence against members of the university community in Huamanga, …
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Pump in FEPOMUVES' collection center
In September 1991, a bomb exploded and destroyed one of the collection centers of FEPOMUVES (Popular Federation of Women of Villa El Salvador), where the organization stored food for distribution to soup kitchens. This attack was part of the PCP-SL's strategy to dismantle the most important social organizations and destroy …
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Armed strike with victims in Huamanga
During an armed strike called by the Shining Path PCP for August 17 and 18, 1991 in the city of Huamanga, the subversive organization threw explosives at street vendors who did not comply with the strike. As a result of this attack, two people died. This type of action was …
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Attack against the bishopric of Chulucanas
They attacked the bishopric of Chulucanas in Piura, where Bishop McNabb and six priests, who were unharmed, were staying. This attack is part of the Shining Path's escalation of violence against the Catholic Church hierarchy. The objective was to intimidate religious leaders.
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The Pampa project in San Antonio de Putina is being dynamized
A few days after the murder of Irene McCormack, Shining Path supporters dynamited the premises of the Pampa project, linked to the Church, in San Antonio de Putina, Puno. This attack is part of the strategy of destroying development projects promoted by the Catholic Church in rural areas.
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Attack against Instituto Libertad y Democracia
In April 1991, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso carried out an attack against the premises of the Instituto Libertad y Democracia, directed by Hernando de Soto, who at the time was an advisor to President Alberto Fujimori. This attack was part of a reactivation of subversive actions in the capital during Fujimori's …
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Attack against Augusto Zúñiga Paz
Augusto Zúñiga Paz, lawyer for the Human Rights Commission (COMISEDH) and sponsor of the disappeared student Ernesto Castillo Páez, was the victim of a letter bomb attack. The attack caused the amputation of his left forearm. This attack occurred in a context of political violence and was one of the …
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Letter bomb attack against Augusto Zúñiga Paz
Augusto Zúñiga Paz, lawyer for COMISEDH and sponsor of the disappeared student Ernesto Castillo Páez, was the victim of a letter bomb attack. The explosive device amputated his left forearm. This attack took place in the context of the escalation of violence in Metropolitan Lima during the most intense period …
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Attack on Kentucky Fried Chicken in Miraflores
On February 2, 1991, subversives carried out an explosive attack against a Kentucky Fried Chicken store located in the district of Miraflores. The attack left several people wounded. This attack was part of a series of violent actions carried out during February 1991. Among the most important attacks of that …
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Still Much to Be Done
Two years after the CVR final report, Sofía Macher offers an assessment of it, Ramiro Escobar presents the facts — not words — of what has been accomplished and what …
Announced Coup
Various sources agree that it was 200 to 250 Shining Path members who last weekend seized for five hours the nearly defenseless district of Aucayacu, with 15,000 inhabitants, in the …
Is Shining Path Coming Back?
In recent months the problem of subversion has again occupied center stage in the media. The reason: the explosions of two car bombs in Lima during the national holidays—the first …
Domínguez Flew. Attacks on the 22nd Command and the Residence of Army General Manuel Varela Unleash Unsettling Speculation About Their Authorship
"It is an error by the Dincote; they have committed a serious oversight." That was almost the only thing Interior Minister Juan Briones Dávila said to reporters in the early …
The Resurrection of the MRTA - Opinion Column
One of the most striking aspects of the surprising reappearance of the MRTA is the youth of the majority of its members. At a time when young people seem to …
Defense Intelligence Summary – Terrorism
The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) assesses recent terrorist activity by Sendero Luminoso in Lima and Huaraz. The actions examined include the December 7 bombing of the national electrical grid, the …