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Huanca Sancos Province

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Huanca Sancos is a province in central Ayacucho, Peru. On April 3, 1983, Shining Path rebels entered the town of Lucanamarca and killed 69 people.

Political division

The province extends over an area of 2,862.33 km2 and is divided into four districts:

Huanca Sancos (Huanca Sancos)

Carapo (Carapo)

Sacsamarca (Sacsamarca)

Santiago de Lucanamarca (Santiago de Lucanamarca)

External links

Truth and Reconciliation Commission press release on the Lucanamarca massacre

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