This page is a chapter from the book entitled "The Americans in Panama." It is an excellent narrative of both the Pre-Colombian and Colonial Periods of Panamanian history.

Comprehensive overview of Mesoamerica includes an introduction of the term Mesoamerica, the human populations and the region covered, a chronology including the PreClassic, Classic and PostClassic periods, and art and writing in ancient...

This page is part of the Web of Cocori: Complete Costa Rica. It provides information about Dia de la Raza (Race Day / Colombus Day) and mentions facts about the Colonial Period of history.

The resource from Khan Academy provides practice questions for a high school world history course. This section assesses students' knowledge of the Maya, Aztec, and Inca civilizations.

The resource from Khan Academy provides practice questions for a high school world history course. This section assesses students' knowledge of the Maya, Aztec, and Inca civilizations.

Civilization in Mesoamerica flourished and crashed repeatedly, giving rise to a distinctive worldview and some remaining mysteries. This article discusses the rise of early civilizations in this region.

With the help of computer technology you can virtually explore this wooden box artifact from all sides. Also see a gallery of other Mayan art.

This page is part of the web of the Costa Rica Information Center. It is an informative article about the Pre-Colombian Period of history. English available from the homepage.

This site from Geographica.com contains information on a variety of parks in Argentina. A description of each follows the name of the park.

The Library of Congress Federal Research Division provides an elaborate overview of the country of Bolivia. Content includes a country profile, as well as elaborately focusing on numerous topics: history, society and environment,...

The Sea of Darkness from Olaus Magnus.

Three caves containing pre-Columbian artifacts, murals, and hieroglyphs are documented in this report. Also of interest is commentary on the reports of modern Ch'ol Mayans with regard to ancient belief and current religious belief.

This survey of the ancient city of Teotihuacan provides and accessible introduction to this Mesoamerican archeological site known for the third-largest pyramid in the world.

Primeval tomb in Acora, a district of Peru.

Section of a mummy-case from Ancon.

A block of masonry with carving. Details that show Tiahuanacu existed.

Ruins of Chucuito in Peru.

Ruins of the Katortok.

Image of Lake Titicaca during Inca empire.

The ruins of Sacsahuaman, an Incan civilization in Peru.

View of Tiahuanacu restored.

Reverse of the doorway at Tiahuanacu. Details that show Tiahuanacu existed.

Warriors of the Inca period.

A lid or cover of some apertur, of stone, with two handles neatly undercut. Details that show Tiahuanacu existed.