 There were low-level resurgences of violence in 2002 and 2014 when conflict erupted between the Peruvian Army and Guerrilla remnants in the VRAEM region.The conflict has lasted for over 40 years, making it the second longest internal conflict in the history of Latin America, after the Colombian armed conflict.Prior to the conflict, Peru had undergone a series of coups with frequent switches between political parties and ideologies.