Peru has a long and fascinating collection of ancient cultures, yet many visitors to Peru have only heard of the Incas. Though the enormous influence of the… Read more «Peru: subcultures and tribes»

A world traveler who speaks ten languages, British linguist Richard Lewis decided he was qualified to plot the world’s cultures on a chart. Lewis plots countries in… Read more «Peruvian culture: multi-active (Lewis)»

In an attempt to explain culture more clearly, many intercultural trainers use the Iceberg Model of Culture since they both have visible (on the surface) and invisible… Read more «The Iceberg model: Peruvian Culture»

There are plenty of models that help us to understand the major differences among our cultures and the way they relate to each other. One of the… Read more «Hofstede model: National Culture»

Gender roles is one of the most relevant issues to know about a culture. The way society treats you according to your gender tends to be partially… Read more «Gender roles»

People tend to associate the peruvian culture with lots of llamas, costumes, indigenous people and rural areas. While most of these things are a significant part of… Read more «Peruvian Stereotypes»

Every person has different mannerisms or expressions that makes the daily communication with other people something unique and very special to every case. Even when it is… Read more «INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION: an always-learning exercise»

Hi there! Before we start this journey, let me introduce myself. My name is Marisell Atencio Amell, but call me «Mari», if you will. I was born… Read more «Introduction»