What's New Archives: September 1998

• Many new links have been added to the Statistics page:
  • The Central Banks of Guatemala, Nicaragua and Paraguay
  • The National Institutes of Statistics of Guatemala and Uruguay
  • Under Regional Resources, the Center for Latin American Economics, Enlaces Latinoamericanos para Economistas and Statistics Canada
  • Under International Resources, The World Development Indicators

• The following new links have been added to the Kindergarten-12th Grade page:

  International Resources

  • Awesome Library functions for Students, Parents, and Teachers to help in research and Web navigation.
  • Bilingual, ESL, Spanish Language and Latino Resources is an excellent resource site brought to us by TENET.
  • International Society for Technology in Education is a site designed for teachers helping teachers use technology in the classroom.
  • National Association for Bilingual Education offers information via its virtual headquarters on conferences, memberships, and links to pertinent articles on themes in bilingual education.
  • Network of Educators on the Americas creates opportunities for the development of equitable relationships among families, students, school staff and community members.
  • Resources for English Learners is designed to help educators, parents, and members of the community develop programs and related services that enable students to achieve their highest potential in California's schools.
  • United Nations Cyber School Bus is a wealth of information and resources for all levels of education involved in international studies

• New to the News & Magazines section of the Economy page, in the Other Coutries and Sources subsection: The Wall Street Journal Americas. It is a great source on the WWW for international business news in Spanish and Portuguese. Written, edited and translated by the staff of The Wall Street Journal, the Americas Edition publishes features, analysis and spot news on finance, economics and corporate developments, as well as the latest information in technology and marketing.

• New additions in the Macroeconomic Information and Analysis section of the Economy page, including the National Stock Exchange of several countries:
  • Chile:
    • Banco Central;
    • Bolsa de Comercio de Santiago.
  • Costa Rica:
    • Banco Nacional de Costa Rica;
    • Bolsa Nacional de Valores S.A.;
    • Economia Costarricense - Foro para el analisis de la economia nacional.
  • Guatemala:
    • Guatemalan Development Foundation, with a country economic profile and other information;
    • Ministerio de Finanzas Publicas.
  • Panama: Bolsa de Valores.
  • Peru: Ministerio de Economia y Finanzas.
  • Nicaragua:
    • Bolsa de Valores;
    • Economic and Comercial Information about Nicaragua, United States Embassy, Managua: economic trends and outlook; trade regulations and standards; investment climate; economic and trade statistics; and a lot of other information.

• There are new links in Peru page.
  • Sociedad Nacional de Exportadores (SNE) in Business and Finance section. This site contains Peruvian exporters' address book.
  • Ministerio de Educación in Government & Politics section.

• There are some new links in the Anthropology & Archaeology page:
  • Regional Resources:
    • Maya Archaeology: This site has many pictures of Mayan artifacts as well as Quick Time VR movies.
    • The Maya Astronomy Page: Documents about the Maya mathematics, calendar, writing, astronomy, etc.
    • Pre-Columbian sites in Mesoamerica of archaeo-astronomical interest: a link by Clive Ruggles, including photos of Chichen Itza, Monte Alban, Xochicalco, Uxmal, Cacaxtla and Teotihuacan.
  • Guatemala (new section): Museo Popol Vuh, presenting archaeology information and images of pre-Columbian Maya art.
  • Other Countries section: Western Belize Regional Cave Project. This archaeological research involves various caves in Belize, and the material under investigation includes elite burials, stone monuments, cave art and carving.

• New connections in the Government & Political Science page:
  • Guatemala:
    • Ministerio de Educacion;
    • Ministerio de Economia;
    • Ejercito de Guatemala.
  • Honduras:
    • Secretaria de Relaciones Exteriores;
    • Ministerio Publico.
  • Nicaragua: Presidencia de la Republica.
  • Panama: Direccion General del Registro Publico (Ministerio de Gobierno y Justicia).
  • Regional Resources: Corte Centroamericana de Justicia, containing publications, news, speeches, and juridical information.

• The following new links have been added to the Hispanic/Latino Pages:
  • UCMexus, The University of California's Institute for Mexico and the United States
  • La Familia de UC Berkeley, an open space for queer Latinas and Latinos
  • Coloquio Cultural Magazine
  • Plaza de La Raza Community Center of Los Angeles
  • La Casita, Institute of Hispanic/Latin Cultures at the University of Florida
  • The Rio Grande FreeNet
  • Hispanic-Latino News Service
  • Resource Center for the Americas, a Minnesota-based NGO
  • The Chupacabra Home Page

• Additions in the Literature page, including many texts of Latin American writers:
  • Argentina:
    • Mempo Giardinelli;
    • Silvina Ocampo;
    • Manuel Mujica Lainez;
    • Roberto Fontanarrosa.
  • Chile: Mercedes Valdivieso.
  • Colombia: Gabriel Garcia Marquez, La Huelga Bananera -a chapter of Cien Años de Soledad.
  • Guatemala: Miguel Angel Asturias.
  • Venezuela: Jose Ignacio Cabrujas.
  • Trinidad & Tobago: Anson Gonzalez, poetry.
  • Regional Resources: Reflexiones - Essays on Spanish American Women Writers.

• In the Chile page you can read and listen the last speech of Salvador Allende to the Chilean people, given on September 11, 1973 -day of the military coup. You can find it in the History section.

• Many new links in the Human Rights page:
  • In the Argentina section:
    • Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo.
    • Informacion sobre los derechos humanos en Argentina .
  • A new Chile section:
    • Derechos Chile.
    • Detenidos Desaparecidos en Chile.
    • Menyesp: documents and listings of prisoners.
    • Presos Politicos de Chile.
  • In the Mexico section:
    • Academia Mexicana de Derechos Humanos.
    • Comision Mexicana de Defensa y Promocion de los Derechos Humanos.
    • Comision Nacional de Derechos Humanos.
    • Mexico Derechos Humanos.
  • A new Uruguay section:
    • Autogestin Vecinal.
    • Derechos Humanos en Uruguay.
    • Servicio Paz y Justicia (SERPAJ) - Uruguay.
  • And finally, in the International Resources section:
    • Derechos Humanos en Latinoamerica: Nizkor team.

• You can follow the variations in the stock markets of Latin America in the Economy page. Now we have added the Lima (Peru), Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo (Brazil) Stock Exchange. See the Macroeconomic Information and Analysis section.

• There are many new links in the Government & Political Science page:
  • Argentina:
    • Boletin Oficial de la Republica;
    • Ministerio de Cultura y Educacion;
    • Secretaria de la Funcion Publica.
  • Bolivia: Leyes promulgadas por el Congreso de la Republica.
  • Ecuador:
    • Ministerio de Salud Publica;
    • Ministerio de Desarrollo Urbano y Vivienda;
    • Procuradoria General del Estado.
  • Paraguay:
    • Elections in Paraguay, by Wilfried Derksen;
    • Tribunal de Justicia Electoral.
  • Uruguay:
    • Direccion Nacional de Comunicaciones;
    • Agriculture, Cattle and Fish Ministry of Uruguay;
    • Ministerio de Educacion y Cultura.