Family and friends attending the funeral of Marco Montaro, a member of the Peruvian National Police, on Nov. 18, 2008. Montaro was killed during an ambush by Shining Path guerrillas in the Valley of the Rivers Apurimac and Ene(VRAE), in Ayacucho Province, Peru. (Moises Saman for The New York Times)Violence Returns To Peru's Remote Jungle -- International Herald Tribune
CANAYRE, Peru: First the soldiers came to Río Seco, a coca-growing village in the lush mountain jungles of southern Peru.
"They called us subversives and they opened fire," said Benedicto Cóndor, 55, a coca farmer.
They shot and killed four people at close range, including a woman who was five months pregnant, witnesses said. Two children, ages 6 and 1, disappeared and are believed dead.
Four months later, the guerrillas arrived, accusing the villagers of collaborating with the military. They abducted the village leader, who has not been seen since.
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My Comment: It is all about drugs and the blood money that it produces.