Border incident of 1978

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Border incident of 1978
Part of the Ecuadorian-Peruvian rivalry
Map showing the armed clash.
Date January 12-20, 1978 Location Sub sector of Alto Cenepa Result Peruvian victory[1] The Peruvian Army takes control of the base and the disputed area. Peruvian troops resisted and repelled the attack.
Belligerents
Peruvian Army	Ecuadorian Army
Commanders and leaders
Carlos Vassallo Doig Luis Alarcón Llerena	?

The Alto Cenepa confrontation was an armed clash that occurred in January 1978 on the de facto border between Ecuador and Peru in the Alto Cenepa area, Cordillera del Cóndor. The conflict arose from the advance of a detachment of the Ecuadorian Army into territory administered by Peru according to the Rio de Janeiro Protocol.