Violence, memory and geographical perception of the Sacsamarca landscape during the Internal Armed Conflict (1980-2000)

Abstract

This article analyzes the environmental and ecological changes that occurred in the high Andean landscape of Sacsamarca, before, during, and after the Internal Armed Conflict (CAI) in Ayacucho. Through a review of bibliographical sources and the use of ethnographic practices, it was possible to examine how political violence altered the pastoral space of the Sacsamarca community, affecting their agro-pastoral practices and the way in which they perceive their territory. The article seeks to approach the study of memory from a spatial perspective, through the geography of perception. This spatial analysis offers a new interpretation of the socio-ecological changes that affected Andean landscapes and communities during the CAI.