Overview
- The Presidency of the Council of Ministers approved a draft law and President Keiko Fujimori formally submitted Proposición n.º 020-2026-2031-CD to the Chamber of Deputies to establish Tuyankuwas.
- The proposal, advanced by the Secretaría de Demarcación y Organización Territorial (SDOT), would set Wayampiak as the district capital and place the territory on the border with Ecuador.
- Officials say about 2,000 people from Awajún communities such as Tuntus, Yanat, Kucha, Wayampiak, Sijiak and Alto Shamatak would directly benefit through improved access to state services.
- If lawmakers approve the bill, the next steps are legislative debate and vote, followed by administrative demarcation, budget allocation and intergovernmental work to deliver roads, health and education services.
- The plan responds to long-standing local demands for formal recognition and greater state presence in a remote, hard-to-reach frontier, and could unlock targeted investment and security measures for the region.