Today in Labor History February 4, 1979: Six workers were killed by police in the massacre of Cromotex, Lima Peru. The workers had taken over the factory after it went bankrupt and its owners tried to close it down. Led by a hardline revolutionary, Hemigidio Huertas, workers armed with sticks took the premises over. They held out for a week, killing a police captain in the process. When police later stormed the factory, they killed six workers including Huertas. One of the survivors, Nestor Cerpa, was arrested and jailed for 10 months. After his release, he went underground and started to organize the MRTA, or Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement.

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Piove e piove, e c'è pure freddo (6°). In questo uggioso altipiano visito #Cáceres e #Trujillo, splendidi esempi di borghi medievali. Chiese con #arte incredibile all'interno, e in particolare il secondo famoso per avere dato la luce a #Pizarro, che conquistò il #Perù vincendo gli Inca.

Qualche bravo cittadino spacca lo specchietto della 500 a noleggio. Rimane un pezzo del suo ma non si ferma. Ringrazio sentitamente.

Domani si prevede ancora più acqua. So nuotare.