The FARC also recruited people in Peru and provided weapons to the Maoist guerilla group, Sendero Luminoso (Shining Path).

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: The consequences of Colombia's negotiations with FARC

This economic turbulence exacerbated social tensions in Peru and contributed in part to the escalation in violence of the terrorist groups: Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso) and Movimiento Revolucionario Tupac Amaru (MRTA).

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Peru: two terms of Garcia

First, the police force is tied down dealing with up to a dozen (often violent) demonstrations a day, providing security to dignitaries, or fighting drugs and the remains of Sendero Luminoso, a terrorist group.

ECONOMIST: Recovery in Peru