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| Spanish Assignment: South/Central American Country Project Cuba 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/ Cuba: General Guides to Cuba: Cuban Culture; includes links to literature, art, cuisine, famous people… http://www.cubanculture.com/ History of Cuba and its People: Cuba History http://www.cubavip.com/english/historia.asp Cuba History http://www.iexplore.com/dmap/Cuba/History Artists: Cuban Artists http://www.artcyclopedia.com/nationalities/Cuban.html Authors: List of authors from Cuba http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/listado.html#CUBA Women Writers from Cuba http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/_generate/CUBA.html Food/Cuisine: Cuba for the Gourmet Traveler http://www.eturismo.com/gtrav/cuba.html Historic Figures: Holidays and Festivals: Cuba: Holidays http://www.shagtown.com/days/c3.html#cuba Sports: Cuba Sports http://www.cubasports.com/ Tourist Attractions: Cuba Tourism Destinations http://www.iexplore.com/res/d.jhtml?destination=Cuba&type=Where%20to%20Go |
