Latin America

Latin America
An Internet Hotlist on Latin American Research

created by J. Koetzner
Montgomery High School Library

Introduction
Besides looking in books, magazines, or other sources to find out about Latin America, you can use the power of the Internet. The links below will get you started.

The Internet Resources

Educational Sites Related to Latin America

Aventura en ciberspacio - Una lista de Senor Atchison de la escuela secondaria de Mongtomery en Santa Rosa.
Foreign Language and Culture Links - Links to sites that should assist an investigation into Latin American culture.
Latin American Regional Resources - Site from University of Texas has some great links for researching Latin American topics.

U.S. Government Sites Related to Latin America

CIA World Factbook - Basics about a country from our Central Intelligence Agency's research.
Library of Congress Country Studies - Our nation's library is a source for information on other countries.
U.S. State Department Travel Warnings - Find out what a country is like is to read how the U.S. State Department perceives it for travel.

Commercial Sites Related to Latin America

Latin American Resources - LANIC's mission is to facilitate access to Internet-based information to, from, or on Latin America.
Latin World - Find a variety of resources on Latin American topics.
Mysteries of the Maya - Find out what mysteries the Mayan civilization left behind.

General Resources

Background Notes - These are background notes the U.S. State Department puts together on countries.
Quick Maps - An index to maps from all over the world. The index allows you to find maps by the specific country name.
Topix Net - Current events in the world news for every country.
World Flag Database - Color pictures of flags from around the world, including those of Spanish-speaking countries.

Content by J. Koetzner, jkoetzner1@aol.com
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Last revised Thu Sep 17 13:38:42 US/Pacific 2009