Abimael Guzman

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The Shining Path - Peru's Maoists

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The Shining Path - Peru's Maoists

In 1962, Ayacucho’s university offered Abimael Guzmán (born 1934) a job as professor of philosophy. Guzmán developed radical views, traveled to China, and formed the Maoist Sendero Luminoso (Shining Path) movement which originally aimed to return land and power to disenfranchised campesinos.

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Reading List for Northern Peru ... and Beyond

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Reading List for Northern Peru ... and Beyond

At PeruNorth, we certainly see travel as a mind-broadening exercise, and many clients enjoy reading about the region they are visiting before, during and after their trip.

Here is a list of recommended reads that range from scholarly works investigating specific pre-Columbian ruins or Amazon tribes, to fictional books offering a more general feel for the atmosphere of Latin America.