George Washington University
Nixon: "Brazil Helped Rig the Uruguayan Elections"
A critical account of the Nixon Administration's policies towards the elections of 1971 in Uruguay. Newly declassified documents give us a revised picture of Latin American policies.
Quia
Quia: Latin American Unscramble Name Game
Unscramble the names of these Latin American countries while the computer keeps track of how well you are doing. Users must enable JavaScript.
Curated OER
Geographia: Latin America
This Geography portal to Latin America features maps, photos, and drawings relating to each country. Click on desired country icon to see related pages.
Curated OER
Geographia: Latin America
This Geography portal to Latin America features maps, photos, and drawings relating to each country. Click on desired country icon to see related pages.
Curated OER
Geographia: Latin America
This Geography portal to Latin America features maps, photos, and drawings relating to each country. Click on desired country icon to see related pages.
Other
Gotta Dance: History of Latin Cha Cha Music
A brief history of the development of Latin Cha Cha music. Includes an explanation of the rhythm, the steps, and of course, the history of Cha Cha.
Other
Merco Press: News From Latin America and Mercosur
The Merco Press, operating out of Montevideo, Uruguay, presents the top news stories originating out of the Mercosur countries (Uruguay, Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Bolivia) and the Falkland Islands.
Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes
Constituciones Hispanoamericanas
Fascinating comparison of Spanish-speaking countries. Includes the flag and a general map of each country. Statistical data is provided for each country. Constitutional and government information is available for each country.
Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes
Datos Estadisticos De Hispanoamerica
This resource has a comparison of statistical data on all Spanish-speaking countries. Countries are compared and ranked according to land mass, population, population density, annual population growth, life expectancy, infant mortality...
Other
Agencia Efe
Agencia EFE is a news agency based out of Madrid, Spain, that covers the latest news from Spain, Latin America, and the world. Content includes top news stories, economic coverage, culture and society coverage, and more. Written in Spanish.
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Good Neighbor Policy
Features 13 detailed facts, effects, and significance of the Good Neighbor Policy that promised to improve US ties and relations with Latin America.
Digital History
Digital History: The Monroe Doctrine and the Roosevelt Corollary [Pdf]
The United States' intervention in Latin American countries has been interpreted in several ways. First read about President Theodore Roosevelt's Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine before investigating the times the corollary was invoked....
US Department of State
Office of the Historian: Alliance for Progress and Peace Corps, 1961 1969
A look at the Alliance for Progress and the assistance it promised for Latin American countries who agreed to increase democracy in their governments. See what successes there were through this program. Also read a brief overview of the...
University of Virginia
Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Coolidge Foreign Policy
A good review of the foreign policies carried out in the Coolidge administration. Read about the policies particularly in regard to Latin American countries.
PBS
Pbs News Hours: Q&a: Calderon Visits u.s. With Security, Immigration in Mind
Shannon O'Neil, Latin American studies fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. answers questions posed by PBS about Mexico's President Felipe Calderon's visit to the United States. The Q & A covers a range of issues from...
Other
Latino Cultures & History
Listing of recommended links for research into the arts, history, culture, famous Latinos, and cooking of Latin American countries.
Other
Americas Book Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature
Requirements of the ward, nomination forms, and lists of past winners are all available here. This award recognizes works that portray Latin American, the Caribbean, or immigrants from those areas.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Costumbrismo
During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, explorers and travelers (mainly of European descent) in Latin America, popularized a genre called costumbrismo: the depiction of local folklore, including social "types" and genre scenes....
Other
Miranda: Un Venezolano Universal
Online biography of Francisco de Miranda, often remembered as "The forerunner of independence," in South America. This site also includes links to other aspects of Venezuelan history and culture.
Other
Historia Del Idioma Espanol
An informative study, in Spanish, of the history of the Spanish language, its origins, its evolution, and its history in America. There is also an article about the Argentine adaptations of the language, and another link that covers the...
InterKnowledge Corp.
Geographica.com: Adventure in Argentina
This site from Geographica.com contains information on a variety of parks in Argentina. A description of each follows the name of the park.
Digital History
Digital History: The Cold War in Developing Countries
In Europe, there was less violence in the half century following World War II then in almost any previous period of modern European history. Yet outside of Europe and North America, violent conflict became commonplace. In the decades...
The Economist
The Economist: Dengue Fever: A Deadly Scourge
This article describes the growing epidemic of dengue fever, or DHF, in Mexico and other tropical areas. The virus is caused by mosquitos. Registration is required.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Woodrow Wilson and Foreign Policy
A thorough review of Woodrow Wilson's foreign policies in these four lessons offered by EDSITEment. Learn the origins of "Wilsonianism," Wilson's views on relations with countries in Latin America, Wilson's decision to enter World War I,...
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