South America

Sub-headings:

South America Travel & Tourism

South American History

South American Fine Arts

The nonutilitarian arts, arts concerned primarily with the creation of beauty, including dance, painting, photography, and sculpture, and created by the people of South America.

South American Social Life & Customs

Resources in this category:

Bolivia Web
http://boliviaweb.com/

If you're looking for a jumping-off point to find information on Bolivia, this is the place to go. Bolivia web is a searchable directory with everything from photos and traveler's blogs, to information on health, government, the economy, and much more. The "Interactive Zone" offers quizzes, chat forums, and other user contributions.

Comunidad Andina--Andean Community
http://www.comunidadandina.org/

The Andean Community is a semi-formal governmental body working to unite the countries of the Andean region: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. In addition to breaking regional news, and information about the organization itself, this site offers statistical information about the region and its component nations, and allows you to take virtual tours of some of the most famous tourist destinations in South America. In Spanish; a more limited English-language version is available.

Country Studies
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html

Online versions of 101 country studies published between 1988 and 1998, which detailed information on countries' geography, society, economy, transportation, communications, government, politics and history. To find information on a particular country, search or browse alphabetically or by continent.

Ecuador Online
http://faculty.washington.edu/lawson/pages/ecuador.htm

Contains a large number of web resources on Ecuadorian businesses, media, government/politics, civic groups, and much more.

Gobierno en Linea: Portal del Estado Colombiano
http://www.gobiernoenlinea.gov.co/home_ciudadanos.aspx

The official web site of the government of Colombia. Contains links to general as well as legal and employment information. In Spanish.

Handbook of Latin American Studies
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/hlashome.html

"The Handbook is a bibliography on Latin America consisting of works selected and annotated by scholars. Edited by the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress, the multidisciplinary Handbook alternates annually between the social sciences and the humanities." Searchable, but this bibliography only provides citations, not full-text content.

Journey Into Amazonia
http://www.pbs.org/journeyintoamazonia/

"'Journey into Amazonia' features the swollen rivers, flooded forests and dense canopy of the vast rain forest recognized as one of Earth's natural wonders. For three years, producer Harry Marshall and his team braved sweltering heat and insect swarms to capture the changing seasons of a magical world."

Latin American Network Information Center
http://lanic.utexas.edu/

An extensive collection of links to Latin American countries and subject areas of interest.

LatinWorld.com
http://www.latinworld.com/

"LatinWorld is building a community of information and resources about Latin America, its wonders, and its people. Our objective is to serve as a communication platform for Latin Americans and people interested in Latin America." In English and Spanish.

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

"The Organization of American States is the world's oldest regional organization. It is the principal forum in the hemisphere for dialogue on political, economic and social issues. Every country in the Americas is a member of the Organization." Here you can find general information about the OAS, a calendar of events, documents, speeches, and information on the member states. In English, Spanish, French and Portuguese.

Travel Guyana
http://www.interknowledge.com/guyana/

General and tourism-related information about Guyana, the only English-speaking country in South America.