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The intent of this research project was to collect data from individuals in Vina Vieja, Peru, who experienced a devastating earthquake in 2007 and two subsequent earthquakes in 2010. Collected in June 2010, these data for 35 individuals were analyzed using independent sample t tests and qualitative theme analysis. When added to findings from a previous study of Hurricane Katrina survivors in 2006, the present research about the Peruvian experience in Vina Vieja fills a conceptual gap pertaining to understanding factors that predict resiliency among survivors of natural disasters. It is part of an ongoing interdisciplinary research project that seeks to understand how resilience is experienced within and across cultures and to create a conceptual framework for resilience.Phenomenology is the study of people's conscious experience of their world (Merriam, 2009), and ''represents the structure of the experience being studied'' (p. 25). The current experience of interest is that of the people of Vina Vieja, Peru, a small village located at the end of a dirt road about four hours south of Lima, the country's capital. Most of the residents are involved in agriculture, tending their own small fields and working for privately owned large farming operations. It is a dusty region where rain is infrequent, fields are quenched with irrigation water, and powerful land-owning companies determine on a daily basis whether or not water flows into the village.In 2007, the southern region of Peru experienced a devastating earthquake, followed by several other smaller earthquakes over the next three

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