Putis is a rural hamlet in the highlands of Southern Peru.  According to the Peruvian Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s (TRC) report published in 2003, many inhabitants from the regions of Cayramayo, Vizcatánpata, Orccohuasi and Putis were displaced due to the violent acts being carried out by the Shining Path guerrilla group.  In December 1984, these displaced persons were resettled at Putis by the military.  On December 13, 1984, the military rounded up the community, executed them, and buried them in a mass grave. The TRC estimated 123 victims in the massacre at Putis.