This site is a digital library containing a wealth of bibliographies, critiques, and documents from Spain and Latin America. One may search for literature by author or title.

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.

This detailed biography in Spanish of the famous South American liberator Simon Bolivar includes many portraits and related links.

For this lesson plan, students will consider "Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz: La primer gran poeta de Latinoamerica." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.

The study resource from Khan Academy provides an overview of Period 7: 1890-1945 in American History. The Age of Empire is discussed in this lesson. This resource is designed as a review for the AP US History Test.

This site from Fordham University contains the address made by JFK concerning the Alliance for Progress at a White House reception for Latin American diplomats and members of Congress.

Describes the history of coffee production, where it is grown, and efforts by Fair Trade to help coffee farmers make a decent income.

Gabriela Mistral, the first Latin American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, is profiled.

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

A good review of the foreign policies carried out in the Coolidge administration. Read about the policies particularly in regard to Latin American countries.

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...

The effort to coin a term to describe a wildly diverse group of Americans has long stirred controversy. The terms Latino, Hispanic and Latinx are often used interchangeably to describe a group that makes up about 19 percent of the U.S....

A collection of headline news articles from Latin American and Canadian Newspapers dealing with news about the "Americas".

Smithsonian Jazz is home to several online exhibits, an interactive "Duke Ellington class," recordings, publications, oral histories, and similar resources.

An extensive description of Simon Bolivar's life and military accomplishments.

This resource provides a bibliography of the works of Latin author, Julio Cortazar (1914-1984 CE). Click on a book's year to view information about that year. Includes brief descriptions of each work.

This site provides teachers with instructional activities to use when teaching the novel Almost a Woman by Esmeralda Santiago. It contains links to the poetry of other Puerto Rican authors and essays about the Puerto Rican/American...

CNN covers the top news, issues, and events in Latin America and North America.

Take this five question quiz on South American expansion.

This Digital History site provides an informative overview of the Mexican American civil rights movement in America.

The official site of Carmen Lomas Garza, a Chicana narrative artist who creates images about the everyday events in the lives of Mexican Americans based on her memories and experiences in Texas and California.

The BBC furnishes a country profile on Belize featuring an overview, facts, and leadership of this Central American country. Links to a timeline of key events and an audio of the national anthem.

Informative biography and chronology of the life of the Argentine poet Oliverio Girondo. Voice recordings of Girondo reading some of his poems are accessible. Additional links render other biographical insights and allow the reader to...

Reassessment of the invasion of Grenada by the United States in 1983. Discusses the island nation before, during, and after the invasion. Leans more progressive.