Peru, A Diverse Country: A Perspective from the Amazon Region

Peru is gifted with natural diversity, micro-climates can coincide within meters of each other. From the coast, through the Anden region, extending to the origin of the Amazon rainforest it offers the perfect home to a cornucopia of natural, cultural, artistic, and gastronomic wealth. For this year’s Hispanic Heritage Month, we invite you to discover Peru, standing from the Amazonian perspective.

Nadia Calmet is a professional Peruvian dancer, actress, folk choreographer, and specialist in Afro-Peruvian culture. She has more than 20 years of experience participating in cultural exchanges with organizations in more than thirty countries as a cultural representative of Peru.