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| Spanish Assignment: South/Central American Country Project Costa Rica 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/ Costa Rica: History of Costa Rica and its People: History of Costa Rica http://www.frommers.com/destinations/costarica/0219020044.html Costa Rica History http://www.iexplore.com/dmap/Costa+Rica/Where+to+Go Artists: Costa Rican Artists |
