This Peru PowerPoint will teach you about the country's culture, customs, family life, gender roles, cuisine, etiquettes for dining, social and business interactions, and much more to assist you in your travels. Did you know that the potato and avocado are originally from Peru? Or that Peru has 1,701 species of birds, the most in the world? The complete version highlights these facts and much more: • 18 Points on General Information • 11 Points on Family Life • 24 Points on Food • 20 Points on Food Etiquette • 21 Points on Social Etiquette • 17 Points on Business Etiquette • 11 Points on Trivia.

1. PERU
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2. Family Life
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Upper class white
Peruvian families do
not mix with people
outside their class.
Youth typically only
marry those in their
economic class.
Traditional Peruvian
families have a
strong male
authority figure that
controls family life.

3. Never use your
index finger to
motion a person to
approach you.
Kissing on the cheek
to greet strangers is
not a practiced gesture.
Avoid conversations
involving the cocaine
trade and the
Peruvian
government.
Social Etiquette
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4. Businesses are
usually open six days
a week from 8 to 6.
Many close for lunch
between 1 and 3 p.m.
January to March are
vacation months for
most Peruvians so
avoid scheduling
business meetings,
during this time.
Business Etiquette
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Do not make unannounced calls to a business or government office.

5. Trivia
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The weeping willow
is from Peru and it
produces the base for
aspirin.
The National
University of San
Marcos is the oldest
in the Americas and
was founded on the
12th of May of 1551.
The Andes Mountain
range has 12,000 lakes
and lagoons.

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