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| Spanish Assignment: South/Central American Country Project Mexico 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/ Mexico General Guides to Mexico: Go2Mexico.com; This site has lots of articles (history, festivals, etc.), but you cannot bookmark specific pages. Explore the site, and print items you really need. http://www.go2mexico.com/ History of Mexico and its People: Mexican History Directory; links to topics in Mexican history http://www.mexonline.com/history.htm The Peoples of Mexico http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/peoplesindex.html States of Mexico; lists the states, along with population, capital and major cities http://www.mexonline.com/estado.htm Mexico’s History and Traditions; collection of links http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/cultureindex.html Mexico History http://www.iexplore.com/dmap/Mexico/History Artists: Mexican Artists http://www.artcyclopedia.com/nationalities/Mexican.html Authors: Dictionary of Writers in Mexico http://www.arts-history.mx/literat/li2.html Women Writers from Mexico http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/_generate/MEXICO.html Food/Cuisine: Mexico for the Gourmet Traveler http://www.eturismo.com/gtrav/mexico.html Mexican Food http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/recipes/foodindex.html Historic Figures: Pre-Columbian History http://www.mexonline.com/precolum.htm Mexican History Directory; Post-Columbian; scroll down for links to historical figures http://www.mexonline.com/history.htm Holidays and Festivals: Official and Religious Mexican Holidays http://www.mexonline.com/holiday.htm Mexico’s Local Festivals and Fiestas http://www.mexonline.com/festivals.htm Sports: Mexican Sports and Recreation http://www.mexonline.com/sports.htm Tourist Attractions: Mexico Tourism Destinations http://www.iexplore.com/res/d.jhtml?destination=Mexico&type=Where%20to%20Go |
