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| Spanish Assignment: South/Central American Country Project Ecuador 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/ Ecuador: General Guides to Ecuador: Ecuador Explorer http://www.ecuadorexplorer.com/ History of Ecuador and its People: Ecuador: History http://www.ddg.com/LIS/aurelia/ecuhis.htm Ecuador History http://www.iexplore.com/dmap/Ecuador/History Artists: Authors: List of authors from Ecuador http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/listado.html#ECUADOR Food/Cuisine: Ecuador for the Gourmet Traveler http://www.eturismo.com/gtrav/ecuador.html Historic Figures: Holidays and Festivals: Ecuador Festivals and Events (also check “Holidays” link on the left sidebar) http://www.1uptravel.com/international/southamerica/ecuador/festivals.html Sports: Tourist Attractions: Ecuador Tourism Destinations http://www.iexplore.com/dmap/Ecuador/Where+to+Go |
