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tags:
  - Organization
  - Education
  - Peru
category: "Private Organization"
summary: "The University of San Cristobal de Huamanga in Ayacucho, Peru, was where Shining Path founder Abimael Guzman Reynoso taught philosophy and where Ari Ben-Menashe used a faculty appointment as cover for an Israeli intelligence mission."
location: "Ayacucho, Peru"
---
The [[University of San Cristobal]] at [[Ayacucho]], [[Peru]], was where [[Abimael Guzman Reynoso]], the founder of the [[Shining Path]], was formerly a professor of philosophy. Many of its professors were members of the [[Shining Path]] or the Communist Party of [[Peru]].[^1]

[[Ari Ben-Menashe]] applied for a position to teach about the [[Middle East]] at the [[University of San Cristobal|University]] as a cover for his mission to secure rare minerals for [[Israel|Israel's]] nuclear program. The rector of the [[University of San Cristobal|University]] accepted [[Ari Ben-Menashe|Ben-Menashe]] quickly, stating that his academic credentials were sufficient, and that his potential role as an intelligence officer was not their concern.[^1]

### Footnotes
[^1]: Ben-Menashe, Ari. *Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network*. TrineDay, 1992.