The AACCLA promotes trade and investment between the United States and Latin America. Country-specific information and general NAFTA information are provided.

Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of Haitian Americans. (Note: Content is not the most current.)

The American Revolution fomented change throughout the trans-Atlantic area. Read about the revolution's influence on the French and their overthrowing of their king, and the slave revolt which brought about the second republic in the New...

2021 is nearly history. Take a look back at a year that saw political turmoil, the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, an unusual Olympic Games, devastating natural disasters, advances in space exploration and more.

Article on Latin America that provides a great overview of the region. Discussions include history, religion, culture, links to information about each of the countries, and more.

A Wikipedia encyclopedia entry on the Haitian Creole language. Includes information about the African and European origins of the language and sample words and phrases. Additional links to a passable online dictionary, Radio France...

This site on the The OAS and the Inter-American System provides history, key dates, original and current member states, past and present secretaries general, and more.

After reading a brief history of the Dominican Republic, take a virtual tour of this beautiful island in the Caribbean. Learn facts along the way.

Read about five tiny countries who keep reinventing their histories as time goes on.

Edward Paulino details the 1937 Haitian Massacre.

This encyclopedia article gives an accounting of Toussaint L'Overture, freed Haitian slave who was the leader of the revolt against France.

A map from 1920 of the Greater and Lesser Antilles, and the Bahama Island group, showing capitals, major cities, towns and ports, railroads, submarine telegraph routes, terrain, and coastal features. The foreign possessions in the region...

A map from 1920 of the Greater and Lesser Antilles, and the Bahama Island group, showing capitals, major cities, towns and ports, railroads, submarine telegraph routes, terrain, and coastal features. The foreign possessions in the region...

A map from 1910 of North America showing the Dominion of Canada, Greenland, the United States, Mexico, Guatemala, British Honduras (Belize), San Salvador (El Salvador), Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, and the islands of the...

A map of eastern North America and the Greater Antilles showing the territorial possessions adjusted by the Peace of 1763 (Treaty of Paris) at the end of the French and Indian War (and the Seven Year War in Europe). The map is...

A map from 1872 of the United States used to illustrate the comparative area sizes of the states to other countries in the world. The map shows state and territory boundaries at the time (Dakota, Montana, Washington, Idaho, Wyoming,...

More chaotic times for Haiti as the elected official, Jean-Bertrand Aristide is exiled from his country. 3/2004

An image of Jean-Bertrand Aristide, former President of Haiti

This political map of Latin America and South America is in color and features major cities.

An image of Baby Doc Duvalier.

An image of Jean-Bertrand Aristide.