Maritza Lecca Garrido's The Shining Path

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One follower had stood out in particular for the Shining Path. Maritza Lecca Garrido seemed unlikely to be a high-ranking Sendero member, yet alone politically engaged. She was a middle-class citizen devoted to dancing and Catholicism. Reasons for her association with the Shining Path are unknown, possibly being personal. With her circumstance, she could have been trying to make sense of all the chaos occurring in Peru and wished to become useful to society despite her seemly frivolous occupation. The young woman owned a dance studio, making the perfect cover-up for Guzman to hide. The Shining Path became her new occupation and religion. Although despite Guzman’s ruthless beliefs, one must acknowledge how incredibly well-prepared he was. Antonio

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