Sendero Luminoso

American  

[sen-de-raw loo-mee-naw-saw] / sɛnˈdɛ rɔ ˌlu miˈnɔ sɔ /

noun

1. Spanish. a Maoist guerrilla movement active in Peru since 1980.

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Etymology

Origin of Sendero Luminoso

< literally, Shining Path

Example Sentences

The fall occurred Wednesday at the climbing venue known as Sendero Luminoso, an almost sheer rock face on the El Potrero Chico peak near the city of Monterrey.

From Los Angeles Times

The fall occurred on Wednesday on an almost sheer face known as Sendero Luminoso on the El Potrero Chico peak near the northern city of Monterrey, civil defense officials said.

From The Guardian

The fall occurred Wednesday at an almost sheer rock face known as Sendero Luminoso on the El Potrero Chico peak near the northern city of Monterrey.

From Seattle Times

Founded in the late 1960s by philosophy professor Abimael Guzmán, Sendero Luminoso expanded rapidly – and initially peacefully – in the 1970s by recruiting university students.

From The Guardian

The area, an isolated jungle area controlled by the Sendero Luminoso leftist rebel group, may have up to 100 clandestine airstrips operating at a given time, officials say.

From Los Angeles Times