(Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 2019-12-01) Pereda Córdova, Lorena
Nationalisms have been developing since the successive processes of demarcation of territories and the establishment of border points. In the Peruvian-Ecuadorian case, the conflictive resolution of border disputes created strong nationalist feelings - and other milder ones - as well as bilateral, border relations and fluid exchanges in various fields.In that sense, the main objective of this article was to analyze the weight of national feelings in the perceptions of Peruvians towards Ecuadorians in the period 1990-2015. For this, public opinion polls conducted in the mentioned time cut were analyzed. In addition, semi-structured interviews were applied to merchants and professors from the schools of Zarumilla and Aguas Verdes. The analysis showed not only a positive evolution of the perceptions and opinions that Peruvians in the province of Zarumilla have regarding Ecuadorians. It also revealed that, from the shared border context, nationalism is not a significant influence factor in the opinions and perceptions of Peruvians towards Ecuadorians. On the contrary, it is affected, profiled and modified by cross-border interaction. Nationalisms in that border area are not confrontational.
