Curriculum Links
Latin America
The following sites provide more-or-less general information about the Americas or cover single, but important and broad, topics pertaining to Latin America. For information about more specific topics, try searching Internet Public Library or Librarians' Internet Index. Also, remember to search the library's databases and catalog!
General Sites
- Latin American Projects-National Security Archive
The National Security Archive is an independent non-governmental research institute and library located at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. The Archive collects and publishes declassified documents acquired through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This page is a list of projects centering around Latin America - Latin American History: Post-Colonial to Modern
This collection of online and print resources is put together by the Program in Social Studies and Global Education at Ohio State University. - Latin American and Latino Studies
Put together by Fordham University Libraries, this has lists of print resources, such as bibliographies, dictionaries, encyclopedias, and online resources, such as research databases and web sites. The web sites have been recently updated - Internet Resources for Latin America
This huge list of internet resources, arranged by category such as databases, catalogs, organizations, and so forth, was put together by New Mexico State University Library. - Latin News
This site claims to be the "world's leading source of economic & political information on Latin America since 1967." It collects current information from several newspapers and newsletters and therefore is updated daily. - The Economist Latin America
The Economist keeps a news site on the Americas with links to current and older articles, country briefings, and city guides. Some require registration but many do not. - 20th Century Latin America
This site has links articles and information on 20th century Latin America, last updated 1999. The Internet Modern History Sourcebook is "one of series of history primary sourcebooks, intended to serve the needs of teachers and students in college survey courses in modern history." - Washington Office on Latin America
This advocacy site has information on various projects designed to promote human rights, democracy, and social and economic justice in Latin America. It includes publications, news, and lists of programs arranged by country. - Latin American Post
This is the digital edition to the daily paper the Latin American Post. It's also available in Spanish. - Latin American Network Information Center
LANIC has information on Latin America for academics, educators, and students, arranged by category such as Education, Government, Humanities, Science, Social Science, and so on. - Political Database of the Americas
From the web site: the PDBA offers centralized and systematized information about institutions and political processes, national constitutions, branches of government, elections, political constitutional studies and other subjects related to the strengthening of democracy in the region. - Sources and general resourses on Latin America.
- Art and Identity in Mexico, from the Olmec to Modern Times
- Research sites for Latin America
- H-Net discussion network - H-LatAm
- Internet resources for Latin America
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