A peace rally in Ayacucho, the birthplace of leftist rebel groups that have terrorized the region since the 80´s, calls for an end to the on going violence. The most feared group, The Shining Path, was started by Abimael Guzman, a proffesor at the San Cristóbal of Huamanga University in Ayacucho. Between 1980 and 2000 69,280 died as a result of the conflict between the Shining Path, local government backed militias, and the Peruvian military. About one third of those died at the hands of government forces, who would torture and kill innocent villagers to avenge the deaths of their friends and get information. Fomer President Alberto Fujimori was recently found guilty of crimes against humanity, and will likely spend the rest of his life in prison. While they are are few and far between, clashes between government forces and what is left of rebels still take place.

A peace rally in Ayacucho, the birthplace of leftist rebel groups that have terrorized the region since the 80´s, calls for an end to the on going violence. The most feared group, The Shining Path, was started by Abimael Guzman, a proffesor at the San Cristóbal of Huamanga University in Ayacucho. Between 1980 and 2000 69,280 died as a result of the conflict between the Shining Path, local government backed militias, and the Peruvian military. About one third of those died at the hands of government forces, who would torture and kill innocent villagers to avenge the deaths of their friends and get information. Fomer President Alberto Fujimori was recently found guilty of crimes against humanity, and will likely spend the rest of his life in prison. While they are are few and far between, clashes between government forces and what is left of rebels still take place.