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The effects of a growing “narco-Senderismo” can be seen in Huanta, a town near the regional capital of Ayacucho and the commerce center of the coca-growing area. About 150 tons per year of cocaine are exported from Peru making it the second-largest producer after Colombia. But Peruvians seem to be looking the other way. The drug boom in evident but it is less clear what its long-term effects will be on Peru and its people.
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04 January 2010
11 October 2009
Are Shining Path Terrorists Resurging In Peru?
GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE/ Long report, sometimes in Spanish.
"In Peru, there has been talk about the resurgence of the terrorist movement “Shining Path,” because of various news reports of attacks on police stations and military bases, as well as reports of young people being trained by the movement. Even though there has been no reliable proof that the attacks were caused by the Shining Path, which had been especially active during the 1980s, and instead linked to drug traffickers or general social unrest, the national and international press have suggested that this group has indeed returned."
"In Peru, there has been talk about the resurgence of the terrorist movement “Shining Path,” because of various news reports of attacks on police stations and military bases, as well as reports of young people being trained by the movement. Even though there has been no reliable proof that the attacks were caused by the Shining Path, which had been especially active during the 1980s, and instead linked to drug traffickers or general social unrest, the national and international press have suggested that this group has indeed returned."
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