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| Spanish Assignment: South/Central American Country Project Chile General sites for country information are listed first. As you scroll down, you will see sites specific to your country. General Sites for Country Information: BBC News Country Profiles http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/country_profiles/default.stm CIA World Factbook 2003 http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html InfoPlease.com http://www.infoplease.com/countries.html Library of Congress Country Studies http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/ U.S. Department of State Background Notes http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/ Cultural Profiles Project http://www.settlement.org/cp/english/index.html Lonely Planet Guides; travel guides; click on your country for a map, then click the information icon to go to the information pages http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/loc-ame.htm Artists by Nationality http://www.artcyclopedia.com/nationalities/ Fox Sports en Espanol; note that this site is not limited to South/Central America http://espanol.sports.yahoo.com/ South America: The Best Festivals and Celebrations; look to find your country http://www.frommers.com/destinations/central&southamerica/1010020861.html South America: The Best Historic Sites; look to find your country http://www.frommers.com/destinations/central&southamerica/1010020118.html South America Daily; online newspaper in English http://www.southamericadaily.com/ South American Literature http://staff.harrisonburg.k12.va.us/~sparks/worldread/southamerica.html Las Mujeres; in English; female writers; you will have to click on each writer to find their country of origin http://www.lasmujeres.com/ Chile: History of Chile and its People: History of Chile http://www.frommers.com/destinations/chile/2319020044.html Chile: History http://www.ddg.com/LIS/aurelia/chihis.htm Chile History http://www.iexplore.com/dmap/Chile/History Artists: Chilean Artists http://www.artcyclopedia.com/nationalities/Chilean.html Authors: Women Writers from Chile http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/_generate/CHILE.html Isabel Allende http://www.isabelallende.com/ Food/Cuisine: Chile for the Gourmet Traveler http://www.eturismo.com/gtrav/chile.html Food and Drink in Chile http://www.frommers.com/destinations/chile/2319020880.html Gastronomy http://www.visit-chile.org/gastronomy/gastronomy.phtml Historic Figures: Chile: Historical Figures http://www.looksmart.co.nz/eus1/eus302562/eus317836/eus317911/eus53828/eus527898/eus327009/eus527172/eus10090850/r?l& Holidays and Festivals: Chile Festivals and Events (also check “Holidays” link on the left sidebar) http://www.1uptravel.com/international/southamerica/chile/festivals.html Sports: Chile: Sports and Recreation http://www.settlement.org/cp/english/chile/sports.html Tourist Attractions: Chile Natural and Cultural Attractions http://www.gochile.cl/Attr/Attractions.asp Chile: Tourism http://www.ddg.com/LIS/aurelia/chitou.htm Chile Tourism Destinations http://www.iexplore.com/dmap/Chile/Where+to+Go |
