What's New Archives: February 1998

February 28, 1998

• New connections in the Economy Page:
  • In the Macroeconomic Information section: Argentina Economy, Business and Investment -page with a lot of links to Banks and other sources of economic information; Chile Finanzas - Economia y Mercado de Capitales, containing data and analysis; Resumen Financiero (Mexico); Country Overview of Costa Rica, by the World Bank; and Mexican Economy, a selection of articles in the World History Archives.
  • In the News and Magazines section: Monitor (Argentina); Boletin Economico sobre Cuba, from Prensa Latina; Toma de Pulso, journal of the Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica; and Avance Economico (Peru).
  • In the Academic Research Centers: Escuela de Economia, Universidad Nacional (Costa Rica)

• "Yo quise ser como los hombres quisieron que yo fuese: un intento de vida; un juego al escondite con mi ser. Pero yo estaba hecha de presentes, y mis pies planos sobre la tierra promisora no resistían caminar hacia atrás, y seguían adelante, adelante, burlando las cenizas para alcanzar el beso de los senderos nuevos." --An excerpt from the work of the late Julia de Burgos, a celebrated poet, teacher, and journalist of Puerto Rico whose work is now online.

• The Development page now includes a link, in the Peru section, to the Peruvian Amazon Indian Institute. Two resources by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) have been added to the Latin American Resources section as well:
  • The Economic and Social Progress of Latin America Report, and
  • Institute for the Integration of Latin America and the Caribbean (INTAL).

• Count on Jamaica to add new excitement to the sports world. The Jamaican Bobsled Team went to the Winter Olympics, and the national soccer team, known as The Reggae Boyz, is the first English-speaking Caribbean nation to qualify for the upcoming World Cup. Other new links:
  • The Coffee Industry Board;
  • General information by the United Nations Development Program;
  • A new section on Art & Culture, with links to music and sports;
  • Jamaica, Out of Many, One People,, a new megalinks page; and
  • Find e-mail addresses through the Jamaica WhereRu? directory, which is also on the Reference page.

• The Government of Panama has boosted its presence on the Internet. New links to our page include:
  • La Presidencia de Panama;
  • El Despacho de la Primera Dama;
  • La Secretaria Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología, e Innovacion;
  • El Ministerio de Planificación y Política Económica;
  • El Instituto de Recursos Hidraulicos y Electrificacion;
  • La Corte Suprema de Justicia;
  • The Interoceanic Region Authority, which guides development of 328,645 acres and thousands of ex-U.S. military installations; and
  • Aeronautica Civil.

• People in Puerto Rico last week marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of Luis Munoz Marin, who was born Feb. 18, 1898, just five months before Spain surrendered the island to the United States. Poet, grassroots politician, and inspired orator of the Popular Democratic Party, Munoz became the island's first elected governor just 50 years ago and was politically active until his death in 1980. Link to his biographies via our page, including a new tribute by El Nuevo Dia in our General Resources section.

• Searching for a book? Acses, a German-based service, will compare prices among more than 20 booksellers for U.S. and international buyers. Find it under the General Resources section of our Publishers page.

• Business Venezuela, an English-language monthly magazine published by the Venezuelan-American Chamber of Commerce, has been added to the Journals & Magazines page. Also, under the General Resources section, find publications by the U.S. Agency for International Development.

• The Argentina Page has several new links:
  • In the News & Newspapers section: La Razon - Internews, Noticias Net (Viedma), Intervoz - La Voz del Interior (Cordoba), Ambito Financiero.
  • In the Government section: Political Parties and other political information; and Executive Power Links (a lot of them).
  • In the Magazines section: Revista Gente, El Ombligo Digital, La Maga.
  • In the General Information section: a link to the content about Argentina in the Encarta Encyclopedia.

• New to our Publishers page:
  • BITblioteca, a directory of publishing houses in Argentina,
  • Libromex, a directory in Mexico;
  • In the Online Books section, find books published by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress about Bolivia, Colombia, Peru, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Belize, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, the Caribbean Islands, Panama, Honduras, El Salvador, Colombia, Chile, and Ecuador. The entire project involves 86 countries and can be found under the General Resources section of the same page.

• The Journals & Magazines page has new links in three languages:
  • From Brazil, Concerto, guia mensal de música erudita; Revista Eletronica de Musicologia, from the Universidade Federal do Paraná; Revista de Historia Regional, from the Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa, Revista Dialogos Revista of the Departamento de Historia da Universidade Estadual de Maringa;
  • From Mexico, etcétera, politics and culture on line;
  • Under regional resources, try Latin World Magazine, news and feature articles in English.

• University students are hitting the web in the Dominican Republic with their award winning Pagina Universitaria Dominicana. Also see the new link to the City of La Romana.

• Music lovers in Puerto Rico will appreciate the new links to Jose Gonzalez's Criollo Clasico page and a separate site featuring a history of La Musica Puertorriqueña.

• The Ministry of Culture in Cuba is getting started with a site featuring events on the island, including upcoming festivals.

• Journalism folks in Latin America, Canada and the United States take note: The deadline for Columbia University's Maria Moors Cabot Prizes is March 31. Link to the application, and these other resources, from the page:
  • Argentina's foreign correspondents association;
  • In the Academic section, the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, an international association of more than 3,300 communications faculty, students and professionals;
  • The association's International Communication Division, featuring a syllabi exchange for professors, among other items; and
  • The International Communication Association, which comprises mostly academics.

• There is a new Bolivia section in Development page, including the Red de Desarrollo Sostenible (RDS-BOLIVIA) of the Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (PNUD). In Other Countries you will now find the Peruvian Amazon Indian Institute, and in Latin American Resources, the "Economic and Social Progress of Latin America Report", by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).

• In the Economy & Finance section of the Brazil page you will now find the Federacao Brasileira das Associacoes de Bancos (FEBRABAN), as well as InterNet: Bancos, a directory of banks in Brazil.

• Tierra Lejana, an on-line collection of articles by Bolivian journalist Hernan Maldonado, is new to the News section of the Bolivia page.

• The Military page has a number of new additions, including:
  • El Exercito Brasileiro;
  • U.S. Economic and Military Assistance to Central America, from the Center for International Policy;
  • The Cuban Military Research Center and the Cuban Armed Forces Review; and
  • El Ministerio de la Defensa Nacional, El Salvador

• It is approximately 4,565 miles from Mexico City, to Buenos Aires ("as the crow flies"), according to a new distance calculator on the Reference page. Other new additions:
  • A Columbia Journalism Review article on investigative journalism in Latin America is on the Journalism page, along with links to government agencies that offer full-text speeches and daily press briefings. The Photography section now has information on ordering photos from international aid organizations.
  • The U.S. Census Bureau's New chart on population estimates in Puerto Rico is far more readable than before.
  • The Census also recently released a site on Hispanic Population Estimates in the United States, and we added it to our Reference page.

• More links in the Sociology Page:
  • In a new Law & Crime subject section: Cuadernos para la Reforma de la Justicia, del Instituto de Investigaciones Juridicas (Universidad Autonoma de Mexico); and RAIVA - Rede Aberta de Investigacao da Violencia, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina.
  • In the Religion & Church section: documents from the II Consulta de Teologia e Culturas Afro-americanas e Caribenhas (Sao Paulo).
  • In the Social Analysis Publications section: Revista Reflexiones (Universidad de Costa Rica) and Iztapalapa, journal of the Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana.
  • In the Housingsection: articles form the Instituto de la Vivienda, Universidad de Chile.
  • In the International Resources section: Argus Clearinghouse Sociology Links; JSTOR Journals Browser (with the full text of articles until 1992 of journals of Sociology, Political Science, History and other disciplines); and information about the Fourth International Conference on Social Representations that will take place in Mexico City on August 25 to 28, 1998.

• More additions to the Journals & Magazines page:
  • From Argentina, media and art 'zines ArteUna, La Sombra, Mediapolis, and publications from the Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes;
  • The Jornal de Poesia from Brazil;
  • The photography magazines, Cuartoscuro and Luna Cornea, from Mexico. Also see Mexico Desconocido for culture and travel, Topodrilo, a magazine for art and theory from the Division of Social Sciences and Humanities from the Universidad Autónoma; and La Vitrina, a showcase of Mexican Arts in New York from the Mexican Cultural Institute;
  • From Uruguay, revelArte, an art magazine;
  • Regional Resources include Art Nexus, a journal for Latin American art, and ZoneZero, a California-based photography magazine with emphasis on Latin America, and
  • General Resources include the very important and well-known Rand Publications, which publishes papers and studies on domestic and international policy, immigration, education and more.

• Learn about the history of Cuba from the Historical Text Archive at Mississippi State University or keep up with current events at The New York Times web site, which includes an archive of stories about Pope John Paul II's recent visit. The pope's stay was reportedly has prompted Cuban leader Fidel Castro to agree to release at least 200 prisoners.

• The online history archive is also growing for Puerto Rico, with the following new links:
  • The Fundacion Luis Munoz Marin, a longstanding foundation in honor of Puerto Rico's first elected governor;
  • The Genealogy of Puerto Rico page in English and Spanish;
  • Heard about the island's recurring water problems? The Puerto Rico Water Resources Institute, funded by the federal government and the University of Puerto Rico, is trying to resolve them.
  • The U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit, which has jurisdiction over Puerto Rico; and
  • A map of the 78 Municipalities.

• The Reference page now links to the Historical Index Latin American page at Mississippi State University, which includes country histories, backgrounders on colonial Latin America and even a pirate image archive.

• Go to the Government page and you'll get a grasp of Brazil's presence on the Internet. The following agencies are online, along with searchable legal databases:
  • Ministerio da Administracao Federal e Reforma do Estado;
  • Ministerio da Ciencia e Tecnologia;
  • Ministerio da Cultura;
  • Ministro da Previdência e Assistência Social;
  • Ministerio do Meio Ambiente, with a searchable database on environmental legislation;
  • Ministerio do Planejamento e Orcamento and
  • The Ministerio do Trabalho.

• While you're browsing, see the Costa Rica section to get the latest on PUSC candidate Miguel Angel Rodriguez's presidential victory this month, capping a long career which included a devastating electoral defeat to outgoing President Jose Figueres Olsen in 1994.

• Farmacos, an exciting journal of pharmaceuticals in the United States and Latin America, and a joint project of UT-LANIC and the Department of Sociology at The University of Texas at Austin, is now on-line. Check it out on either the Health or the Joint Projects page.

• New to the Journals & Magazines page:
  • Colombia Thema, a Web publication in Spanish and French on Colombia;
  • La Imprenta, published in Spanish by communications students at the Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina; and
  • For trade followers, Latin Trade, in English and Spanish.

• The Latin American Resources section of the Art page now includes Art Nexus. Art Nexus, published quarterly since 1976, is a "reference for everyone interested in the panorama of Latin American art and its repercussions in the international art scene; it depends on the permanent collaboration of the continent's most recognized curators, critics, and scholars. Initially published as 'Arte en Colombia', since 1992 it has been published as Art Nexus for international circulation."
  United States: Chicano & Latino Art now includes "Arts in the USA: Chicanos, Latino Americans," with information on Museums, Institutions, Galleries, Exhibitions, Chicano Murals, Artists, Curators, Critics and Publications. In this same section you will find "Women Immigrant Artists of Austin, Texas," featuring artists from Cuba, Mexico, Peru and Venezuela.
  In Guatemala you will find "Art Workshops in Antigua Guatemala", including courses on backstrap weaving, photography, drawing, painting, watercolors, bookmaking, papermaking, maskmaking, creative writing, theatre, etc. in a complete travel package from the USA and Canada to Guatemala.

• New to the Trade page:
  • In International Resources: INTAL External Trade Database; International Trade Center of UNCTAD; Trade Law by the WTO; and Treaties and International Law by the Internet Law Library.
  • In Western Hemispheric Resources you will find the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as well as the Internet Patent Search System. Other additions include the U.S. State Department's Bureau of Inter-American Affairs and the Interamerican Development Bank's Periodic Note on trade issues.
  • In Trade Agreements and Negotiations: Fast Track International Trade Issues; GATT Text.
  
  
• Many links have been added to the Statistics page, including:
  • New Country Resources for Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Mexico, Panama and Peru.
  • Under Regional Resources: the 1998 Country Commerical Guides and the Economic Policy and Trade Practices 1996 Reports, both by the U.S. State Department; Online Data provided by the National Bureau of Economic Research.
  • In International Resources: the Food and Agriculture Organization Databases; the World Competitiveness Yearbook.

• The K-12 page has several new resources.
  • In Latin American & Bilingual Resources: Bilingual Books for Kids; Hispanic-American Images Revealed in Picture Books (A Bibliography of Hispanic-American Children's Literature); Center for the Study of Books in Spanish for Children and Adolescents (Also in Spanish).
  • In Brazil: Brasil, Literatura: Favorite Brazilian Writers and Poets; Brazil Center School Page: English Language Links to Pages on Brazil; Doce de letra: Revista sobre literatura infanto-juvenil; Editora Atica: Literatura Juvenil; Monteiro Lobato.
  • In Interntional Resources: Children's Literature Web Guide (CLWG).

• More links in the Sociology Page:
  • In the Research & Study Centers section there are new connections to: Centro de Estudios de Politica Comparada (Mexico); Nucleo de Estudos de Populacao - Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Brazil); Centro de Estudios Socioeconomicos y Sindicales (Argentina); Centro de Ciencias Humanas e Filosofia - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (Brazil); Instituto de Investigaciones Sociales - UNAM (Mexico); and to three centers in Peru: Centro Bartolome Las Casas, Centro de Estudio y Promocion del Desarrollo, and Facultad de Ciencias Sociales de la Pontificia Universidad Catolica.
  • In the Social Analysis Publications section: El Cotidiano, journal of political analysis (Mexico); Revista Mexicana de Sociologia, containing abstracts of the articles; and a set of documents from the Society of Jesus about Neoliberalism, Indigenous Peoples and the dialogue with the EZLN.

• The Bolivia page has a number of new links, including:
  • The Honorable Camara de Diputados; the Centro de Investigacion del Congreso Nacional; and the Corte Nacional Electoral, which publishes the results of the 1997 elections, all in the Government section.
  • Three new universities -- Universidad de Aquino, Universidad Autonoma Tomas Frias de Potosi, and Universidad Autonoma Juan Misael Saracho -- have also been added to the Education section.

• From Aristide to Zedillo, find CNN's profiles of current and former world leaders from our Reference page. Other new resources:
  • The Diccionario Colombiano Alternativo,
  • A handy measurements converter;
  • New telephone books from Brazil for Rio de Janeiro and businesses nationwide; Caveguias, yellow pages from Venezuela; and Publiguias, another set of yellow pages from Chile;
  • Encyclopedia.com, free access to more than 17,000 articles from The Concise Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 3rd edition; and
  • The Library Spot, a gateway to general reference.

• CNN profiles also have been added to the Government page for President Menem of Argentina; President Cardoso of Brazil; President Frei of Chile; President Samper of Colombia; President Preval of Haiti; President Zedillo and Mexico City Mayor Cardenas of Mexico; Former President Chamorro of Nicaragua; President Fujimori of Peru; and President Caldera of Venezuela.

• New to the Journals & Magazines page;
  • International Monetary Fund publications under international resources. For specific countries, see categories for Jamaica and Mexico;
  • Latin America After a Decade of Reforms, Economic and Social Progress, 1997 Report,, by the Inter-American Development Bank, and
  • Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1997, just released by the The U.S. Department of State. (see regional and international resources)

• The Pope has gone home, but you can review his visit to Cuba on CNN's home page, in English or Spanish, or on the El Nuevo Dia's page in Spanish from Puerto Rico. Other new links:
  • CNN's biography of Cuban leader Fidel Castro; and
  • The U.S. Department of State's 1997 human rights report on Cuba.