The Corner of the Living: Ayacucho on the Eve of the Shining Path Insurgency

Contents

co n t e n t s xi Acknowledgments 1 Introduction one 19 To Trace the Tracks: Internal Conflict and Resolution two 62 To Venture Out: Intercommunity Relations and Conflict three 101 To Walk in Shoes: Race and Class four 136 To Cross the River: Initial Peasant Support for Shining Path five 167 To Defend the Mountaintop: Initial Peasant Resistance to Shining Path six 197 To Turn the Corner: After Shining Path 215 Conclusion 221 Notes 255 Bibliography 269 Index This page intentionally left blank i l lustrations an d maps Illustrations The main square in Chuschi 3 The main square in Huaychao with juez rumi 5 Varayoqs of Huaychao with authority staffs 44 River separating Chuschi and Quispillaccta 66 Administrative center destroyed by Shining Path rebels 137 Shining Path guerrilla 144 The original ronderos of Huaychao surrounding grave of Senderistas killed during linchamiento 177 Lacking formal arms, many ronderos went into battle with improvised weapons such as wooden guns 199 Maps 1 Peru and the Department of Ayacucho, circa 1990 xvi 2 District of Chuschi, circa 2000 xvii 3 Community of Huaychao, circa 1990 xviii This page intentionally left blank ...