Personal Experience: Cultural Differences between Peru and the US

Did you know real estate, buildings, and houses in Peru that are owned by the Catholic Church are exempt from property taxes? This is just one amazing fact, you will learn in this paper. This paper will discuss Peru; its history, religions, government, and geography.

Capital punishment (death penalty) consists in killing (by humane, painless means) a convict; this penalty can be sentenced if the criminal perpetuate a serious crime, such as: murder, treason, terrorism, and espionage. Shamefully in Peru, crimes that should have been punished with capital sentence have incremented in 24% between 2011 and 2013; and it is estimated that in 2014 alone, more than 2000 of this types of crimes were perpetrated. The amount of serious crimes is constantly increasing, and show no signs of stopping anytime soon So, should capital punishment be applied for serious crimes in Peru? The logical answer is yes, and in the following lines, it will be explained why the application of this punishment is imperative.

Culture differences is a set of cultural values, beliefs and religious beliefs that separates one society/ country from another. Although the main elements of culture includes, language, religion, education, social structure and attitudes. In this essay I will discuss how a successful business like Toyota which operates internationally can be affected by the environment and culture of Bolivia.

Culture makes up who we are, what we believe and how we behave. About four years ago, I had the opportunity to live in Ecuador. I found the relationships and communication perspective to be very interesting and after spending two years there, I was able to notice several distinct intercultural differences between the American and Ecuadorian cultures. Since my analysis of Ecuador is only based off of my personal experience, I’ve also invited my friend Luis Salas from Quito, Ecuador who is currently attending Brigham Young University to give his own insights. By gaining his perspective of what it’s like to live in America as an

Peru is located in western South America and it shares borders with Chile, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia and Ecuador and the South Pacific Ocean. Peru is about 1.28 million square kilometers. There are three major regions in Peru: a narrow coastal belt, the wide Andean mountains and the Amazon Basin. The coast is mostly a desert, but contains Peru's major cities. The Andes has two main ranges - Cordillera Occidental and Oriental. Oriental includes Peru's highest mountain called Huascaran, it a peaks out at 22,200ft. On the east side is the Amazon Basin, a region of tropical lowland, the water there is carried out by the Maranon and Ucayali rivers.

There are twenty Spanish speaking counties worldwide. Out of those twenty countries there are about 475 million Spanish speaking people. People often believe most Hispanics are very similar in these countries, but in fact they are very diverse. Some the differences are the foods, music, and history of the people. The two countries that show this are Peru and Mexico. These countries are from two distinct cultures and two different continents.

In the United States, the Hispanic race refers to people from Cuba, Mexico, Puerto Rico, South America, Central American, and other countries of Spanish origin. According to the 2010 Census,

Peru is rich with minerals, natural resources, and precious metals such as silver, gold, copper, timber, iron ore, coal, potash, phosphate, petroleum, and natural gas. Natural resources have created Peru's infrastructure jump in growth in recent years. Peru has been building roads that go through different types of terrain to include mountains, rainforest and urban areas. Peruvians have updated their railway systems that transport civilians to and from their jobs all throughout the country. Although Peru is wealthy; unfortunately the majority of this income from these natural resources does not make it to the miners and farmers that work long days in order to acquire the resources for global sale. Many of Peru's citizens still live in poverty

The concepts that I can apply from this article to my daily life are that certain emotional vocalizations are group specific and this is due to the cultural norms. Being Hispanic, my culture has created a standard of what is culturally acceptable and what is not. This idea is tied to the emotional expressions for male and female members. In regards to emotions, we have created the idea that females are allowed to be more expressive with their emotional vocalizations, while males should refrain from vocalizing certain emotions. The people of my cultural accept this because we have been taught to recognize this standard as acceptable. This is where the idea of social learning comes in play. When it comes knowing our emotions and how to

My country is Peru. Peru is a country in South America with the Pacific Ocean on the east and borders Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Bolivia, and even a little of chile in the south. Peru is important to the United States of a America because it is a key partner in trade. Also the United States is helping Peru strengthen there economy. Peru's economy is more a market economy right in the middle between market and mixed economy. The government is more towards a pure democracy than a totalitarian government.

De Peru is an equal opportunity and determined to develop a diversified workplace. We also are willing to provide any accommodations as needed for disabled upon request. De Peru strives to hire anyone available for employment who meet the employment eligibility standards, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, education level (beyond high school), height, gender, age (beyond 16) or any other qualities not related to how the employee works.

Culture is the aquired knowledge that people use to interpret, experience, and generate social behavior.

Did you know Peru was made an independent state in 1824 after increasing its rule from Spain? The population of Peru in 2012 is 29,549,517 and the nation has a density of 23 people per square kilometer. Colombia borders Peru to the north east. My country has many different things like animals, culture, plants, and people.

Peru is definitely a More Developed Country because it has a per capita GDP of 11,900$, a life expectancy of about 73 years, and a literacy rate of 94%. Peru is made up of 26 provinces, the largest of which being Loreto. Peru is located in South America, and is surrounded by Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Chile, and Ecuador.

The existence of intercultural policies constitutes an important effort from the Peruvian State to manage its diversity and promote the positive recognition of ethnic and racial differences and to attend the specific needs of these diverse groups in order to reduce the inequality gaps that are associated with race and ethnicity in the country.