Spanish
Assignment: South/Central American Country Project
Uruguay
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/
Uruguay
History of Uruguay and its People:
Uruguay - History
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/south_america/uruguay/history.htm
Artists:
Uruguayan Artists
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/nationalities/Uruguayan.html
Joaquin Torres-Garcia - Links to information
http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Visual_Arts/Painting/Artists/Masters/Torres_Garcia__Joaquin__1874_1949_/
Authors:
Juan Carlos Onetti
http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/onetti.htm
Mario Benedetti
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&u=http://sololiteratura.com/benedettiprincipal.htm&prev=/search%3Fq%3D%2522Mario%2BBenedetti%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26oe%3DISO-8859-1
Jose Enrique Rodo
http://reference.allrefer.com/encyclopedia/R/Rodo-Jos.html
List of Women Writers from Uruguay -
http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/_generate/URUGUAY.html
Food/Cuisine:
Uruguay for the Gourmet Traveler
http://www.eturismo.com/gtrav/uruguay.html
Historic Figures:
Uruguay History - Biographies
http://reference.allrefer.com/encyclopedia/R/Rodo-Jos.html
Holidays and Festivals:
Holidays and Festivals
http://www.journeymart.com/tools/country/ctryUruguay.htm
Sports:
Soccer – Uruguay
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/team_pages/uruguay/features/newsid_2000000/2000288.stm
Sports - Uruguay
http://www.settlement.org/cp/english/uruguay/sports.html
Tourist Attractions:
Uruguay Tourist Destinations
http://www.iexplore.com/dmap/Uruguay/Where+to+Go
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