Last verified April 24, 1999

Center for Latin America, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/CLA

This web site includes information on an extensive educational outreach program, including a free-loan audiovisual collection, Center-produced curricula, upcoming teacher workshops, and links to many key Latin American studies sites.

Latin American and Iberian Studies Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison
http://polyglot.lss.wisc.edu/laisp/

This site includes a page for K-12 educators and now includes an interactive forum where teachers can post questions for others to read and answer. The Latin American and Iberian Studies Program web site also offers information about study-abroad programs.

Aztec Student Teacher Resource Center
http://northcoast.com/~spdtom/aztec.html

This site features a wide variety of resources on Mexico, including sample class outlines and hand-outs that have been used successfully in the classroom. Includes information about Aztec religion, medicine, rulers, and research, as well as a links page and a message board.

Center for the Study of Books in Spanish for Children and Adolescents
http://www.csusm.edu/campus_centers/csb/

A unique center which promotes the use of Spanish language books (U.S. and Latin American published) in the classroom and in library collection development. This web site is available in English and Spanish.

Classroom Connect
http://quest.classroom.com/archive/archive.asp

MayaQuest and GalapagosQuest are just two of the interactive classroom experiences offered by this site which also includes a Resource Station with lesson plans and other Internet projects.

Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs (CLASP)
http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/geo/clasp/clasp.htm

CLASP promotes all facets of Latin American Studies throughout the United States. Specific programs include outreach activities and the development of teaching aids for the classroom. Sponsor of the Américas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature.

Curriculum Resource Center (CRC)
http://www.tulane.edu/~clas/CRChome.html

Hosted by the Roger Thayer Stone Center for Latin American Studies at Tulane University, the CRC provides specialized services to schools and colleges across the nation and is one of the largest and most comprehensive centers of its kind in the United States. The goal of the CRC is to promote the study of all subject matter relating to Latin America at the secondary and university level. Services including an amazing lending collection, curriculum publications, and summer study opportunities for teachers.

Curriculum Resource Program, Cultural Survival
http://www.cs.org/

Develops multicultural educational materials designed to raise awareness about indigenous peoples, ethnic minorities and human rights. The program works in partnership with teachers from local schools, offering teachers and students first hand resources and the opportunity to work with an international human rights organization. These partnerships include curriculum planning and result in specific curricular materials, as well as an annual student conference.

Globalearn
http://www.globalearn.com

A site developed to prepare children for global citizenship. Globalearn.com is a division of a company that mounts live interactive experiences designed to engage children in learning and to build their awareness of the world community. Recent expeditions include Brazil and South America.

Internet Resources for Latin America
http://lib.nmsu.edu/subject/bord/laguia/

Latin America resource list provided by Molly Molloy of the New Mexico State University Library. Not only many links, but also a thorough discussion on the importance of the Internet in Latin America, and how to use the Internet for finding information on Latin America.

Latin America Resources
http://www.science.plym.ac.uk/DEPARTMENTS/GEOGRAPHY/GGY265/latin.htm

A general site, based at the University of Plymouth, with links to WWW sites with relevance to Latin America.

Latin American Alliance
http://www.latinsynergy.org/

The Latin American Alliance is a project of World Stewardship Institute a nonprofit environmental education organization. Its mission is to develop environmental and educational business information about sustainable commerce for Latin American countries. This includes information about protecting biodiversity, sustainable management, distribution of ecology, genetics, habittat protection, Latin America information, and the promotion of responsible, sustainable commerce in Latin America.

Latin American Resources Online
http://www.li.net/~ndonohue/ssla.html

Extraordinarily diverse Latin America links: facts, maps, pictures, graphics, activities, lessons, research, and interactive sites for teachers & students.

Latin American Video Archive (LAVA)
http://www.lavavideo.org/

A key site for locating information on Latin American feature film and documentary works, often difficult to locate elsewhere. The Latin American Video Archives was created with support from The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, The Rockefeller Foundation, The New York State Council on the Arts, and National Video Resources to facilitate the distribution of Latin American and U.S. Latino films and video in the United States.

LatinWorld
http://www.latinworld.com/

This site, presented in both Spanish and English, features a general directory of Internet resources on Latin America and the Caribbean. Browse by region or use the search engine to find what you are looking for.

MundoLatino
http://www.mundolatino.org/prensa/

Billed as the most complete index to media in Spanish. Users can search this site by country or topic.

Organization of American States
http://www.oas.org/

The Organization of American States (OAS) is the world's oldest regional organization, dating back to the First International Conference of American States, held in Washington, D.C., in 1889-1890. Today, nearly fifty years later, all 35 sovereign states of the Americas are members of the OAS.

Peace Corps Kids' World
http://www.peacecorps.gov/countries/americas.html
http://www.peacecorps.gov/kids/world/iac/

Kids' World, brought to you by the Peace Corps. Join Traveler, as she explores the globe and learns about making a difference.

Resource Center of the Americas (Minneapolis)
http://www.americas.org/

Valuable site dedicated to educating, informing, and organizing for human rights, democracy and justice in the Americas. Offers many good print resources on Latin America and the Caribbean.

Resources for Teaching about the Americas (RETAnet)
http://ladb.unm.edu/www/retanet/

RETAnet is an outreach project of the Latin America Data Base (LADB), a part of the Latin American Institute at the University of New Mexico. RETAnet works with secondary teachers, educational specialists, and scholars to make accessible resources and curriculum materials about Latin America, the Spanish Caribbean, and the U.S. Southwest.

University of Texas - Latin American Network Information Center (UT-LANIC)
http://lanic.utexas.edu/

The objective of LANIC is to provide Latin American users with access to academic databases and information services throughout the Internet world, and to provide Latin Americanists around the world with access to information on and from Latin America. Perhaps the most comprehensive site Internet site to be found on Latin America.

Webmuseo
http://museos.web.com.mx/

A virtual museum site, with locations representing different periods in European colonialism in Latin America.