Internet encyclopedia article on Latin America that provides a great overview of the region. Discussions include history, the countries, religion, culture, and more.

This resource includes a range of materials from news and commentary to samples of Haitian music and art and an extensive collection of photographs of Haiti and Haitians.

The Avalon Project of the Yale Law School here provides the text of all 112 articles of the OAS charter, adopted at the Bogota Conference of American States, March 30-May 2, 1948.

An alphabetical list of Roman laws from the earliest times of the Twelve Tables in 451 BC to the end of the Roman Empire. The names for the laws are given in Latin.

Courrier International is a weekly magazine devoted to presenting the news from diverse perspectives. This site offers brief news from around the world, plus a theme from an international perspective.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is designed to go with the Minimus textbook, lesson 9. The cultural theme is the Roman army. It also contains an Activote component.

Get a little taste of Peru. Find out about some of the wonderful food which some say is the best in Latin America.

An exhibit of representative Latino "Art traditions and innovations," from such artists as Carlos Alfonzo, Amalia Mesa-Bains, and Jesus Bautista Moroles, 73 vibrant artworks.

Mayan art is mixed in with general information in this two-page article.

William Morey, in his 1901 textbook, describes the emperor Domitian, the last emperor in the Flavian dynasty.

Various listening examples of native speakers in different dialects describing the Christmas and other holiday traditions. Uses a variety of tenses. Provides a transcript as well so you can read along. Great way to bring native speakers...

This web-site, available in both Spanish and English, is based on the presentation of contemporary Mayan artists of Guatemala. With information and images this is a great contemporary Mayan art resource.

This passage from the 1901 textbook of William Morey discusses the beginning of the Flavian dynasty and its first emperor, Vespasian.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is designed to accompany the Cambridge Latin Course, Stage VIII. This is an introductory flipchart to gladiators, gladiatorial combat as well as amphitheatres.

This site is provided for by Ablemedia. Unique simulation activity where students "Discover," an ancient city and complete tasks to compile a history of the city and finally create a 3-D model of the city. Could be adapted for many...

Teacher's resource that advises how to choose great multicultural books for children. Includes lists of good books and authors, as well as criteria for selecting texts.

Check out this site from Fordham University for a compilation of ancient historians and historical traditions surrounding Byazantine history.

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

This site from Geographia.com covers the history of Brazil from the arrival of the Portuguese to the present. Specific explorers are mentioned and information is given on independence from colonization.

A brief biography of Allende along with a brief discussion of Allende as a feminist. Also includes an analysis of "The House of the Spirits."

The Wooden Churches of the Slovak part of Carpathian Mountain Area inscribed on the World Heritage List consist of two Roman Catholic, three Protestant and three Greek Orthodox churches built between the 16th and 18th centuries. The...

The fortified town, first established in the 16th century to protect the Royal Route inland, reached its apogee in the 18th century when many of its outstanding religious and civic buildings were built in the style of the Mexican...

The Churches of Chiloe represent a unique example in Latin America of an outstanding form of ecclesiastical wooden architecture. They represent a tradition initiated by the Jesuit Peripatetic Mission in the 17th and 18th centuries,...

The BBC gives information about the Latin American country of Ecuador with details on geography, culture, its leaders, and its news media. Updated in April, 2005. Check out the link to the timeline.