Links

John Lear's Favorite Links

Databases

• Historical Text Archive at Mississippi State
• University of Texas-LANIC data bases
• The Handbook of Latin American Studies
• H-Net, Historian's Network
• Library of Congress, with links to other major libraries
• Library of Congress Country StudiesOrganization of American States
• MATRIX, great technology and research links

News and Culture

• News Headlines on Latin America in English (via Professor Aldo Lauria Santiago's homepage, Holy Cross College)
• New York Times online (good coverage of Latin America)
• Miami Herald online (good coverage of Latin America)
• Proceso-Mexican investivative weekly, in Spanish
• La Jornada- an important Mexican daily, in Spanish
• NEXOS, Mexican Monthly Cultural Magazine
• Salgado, Brazilian photographer
• UW-Seattle, Latin American Studies Web Page
• Instituto Cultural de Oaxaca, Language School in Mexico
• ICADS, Language School in Costa Rica
• Global Exchange, Study tours and activist agenda

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Don Share's Favorite Links

• Political Database of the Americas (Georgetown University)
  A Great source of information on Latin America, including constitutions, electoral laws, and political parties.
• Latin American Newsletters
  An excellent source for current information on Latin America.
• University of Texas-LANIC data bases
  This is an outstanding site, and perhaps the best single place to start a research project. There are individual country links, and excellent links to general Latin America data bases.
• Guide to Latin American elections
  This site has a particularly useful guide to Latin American elections.
• Center For Latin American Studies - CLAS (University of Pittsburgh)
• University of California, San Diego, Latin American News Site
  Good links, especially for Mexico-related information.
• Latin American and Caribbean Security
  Part of the Center for International Policy Demilitarization Program, a good source for international relations type material, with links to specific countries.
• Latin World
  A good source for general Latin America information, with a good web site of the month section.
• Latin American On-line resources
  A list of web resources on Latin America.
• Organization of American States
• La Jornada
  an important Mexican daily, in Spanish.
• The Handbook of Latin American Studies
• Stone Center for Latin American Studies at Tulane University
• University of California at Santa Barbara
  Wonderful links to newspapers in Latin America.
• Latin American Studies Association
  Important links to a variety of sources.
• University of Michigan Guide to Latin American Studies Programs
  Links to virtually every Latin American Studies Program.
• Oberlin University guide to Latin American Studies Resources

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Pepa Lago's Favorite Links

• Diccionarios de español
  Consulta palabras en español
• España al desnudo-Spain uncovered
  Excelente colección de enlaces
• LANIC
  Latin American Network Information Center
• Página de países hispanohablantes de Latinoamérica
  Dividido por países
• Olé!
  Buscador por secciones
• Red2000
  Información general de todo tipo sobre España
• El castellano
  La página del idioma español
• Ciudad futura
  Comunidad virtual en español - pasatiempos, chat, música, etc.
• National Resource Centers (NRCs) for Latin American Studies
  Links to many resources for Latin American studies
• Orientation Latin America and Caribbean
  Search engine and directory fo breaking news, sports, money, country focus, various topics, discussions, social issues, editor’s choice, weather, etc. - in English or Spanish
• LatinWorld
  Buscador para Latinoamérica y el Caribe
• Learn Spanish.
  A free on-line tutorial
• Webspañol
  Excelente página de recursos para estudiantes de español
• Tecla: Texts for Learners and Teachers of Spanish
  Readings with vocabulary and exercises for students
• The Spanish Call Project
  Página de Juan Manuel Soto Arriví
• Ejercicios de gramática
  Página del profesor Matthew Stroud

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Matt Warning's Favorite Links

Fair Trade

• The President of the United States speaks out in favor of fair trade coffee.
• The Oxfam Report "Mugged: Poverty in Your Coffee Cup.".
• The Coffee Crisis and its Impact in Central America: Situation and Lines of Action - A conference in Antigua, Guatemala organized by the Inter-American Development Bank, the World Bank and the US Agency for International Development. The "Discussion Document" gives a good overview.
• Transfair USA - The fair trade certifying organization in the US. Includes a list of fair trade products in the US and ideas about how to get involved in efforts to promote fair trade.
• FLO International - The international umbrella organization for fair trade certification.
• FomCafé - The organization I work with in Oaxaca, Mexico.

Human Rights

• Amnesty International
• Human Rights Watch

Civil Liberties

• American Civil Liberties Union
• The Bill of Rights

Alternative Media

• Common Dreams

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