. During the early 1980s, Shining Path violence was concentrated in rural areas

. During the early 1980s, Shining Path violence was concentrated in rural areas of Ayacucho, Huancavelica and Apurimac. Members of this group attacked local authorities, peasants who resisted their influence and anyone they considered an enemy of their cause. Terror tactics included murders, massacres, kidnappings and the destruction of infrastructure. Una de las massacres más conocidas de este periodo fue la de Lucanamarca, occurred on April 3, 1983, where 69 peasants, including women and children, They were brutally murdered by Shining Path in retaliation for the community's resistance..