What's New Archives: January 1999

January 28, 1999

• New connections have been added to the Women, Gender & Sexuality page:
  • Puerto Rico:
    • Organizacion Puertorriqueña de la Mujer Trabajadora (OPMT);
    • Comite Asuntos de la Mujer, Universidad de Puerto Rico.
  • Guatemala:
    • Mujeres en Red;
    • Tertulia.
  • Nicaragua:
    • Amazonian Warrior Chicks for Nicaraguan Feminism (AWCNF): "A site devoted to the promotion and promulgation of powerful women in Nicaragua".
  • Mexico:
    • Comunicacion e informacion de la mujer;
    • The World of Frida Kahlo;
    • Frida Kahlo, from ArtsEdNet.
  • Colombia:
    • The Voices of Colombian Women;
    • Miss Mundo Colombia.
  • Latin American Resources:
    • Las Mujeres: Information about Isabel Allende, Elena Poniatwoska, Angeles Mastretta, Gioconda Belli, Laura Esquivel and other conspicuous Latin American women.

• New links were found for the Newspapers page.
  • In the Barbados section:
    • The Advocate News Online.
    • Nation Newspaper.
  • In the General Resources section:
    • The New York Times: Americas, current news about Latin America.
    • The Washington Post: Americas, current news about Latin America.

• New links in the Environment page.
  • Ducks Unlimited de México in Mexico Section.
  • Montes Azules: Rainforest Conservation Project in Mexico section.
  • AquaRAP in Regional Resources.
  • CEPREDENAC - Centro de Coordinación para la Prevención de los Desastres Naturales en América Central in Regional Resources.
  • Earthwatch Institute International in International Resources.
  • Environmental RoueNet in International Resources.
  • G7 GELOS: Global Environmental Information Locator Service in International Resources.

• There have been numerous additions of on-line journals and publications to the Magazines page in the Country Resource area of Mexico:
  • Alto Nivel
  • Encuentro
  • Expansión
  • INFOchannel
  • Origina
  • Proyecto Internet

• The Languages page has new links to:
  • On-line dictionaries from the Real Academia Espanola and Yale University's Nahatual Program
  • Materials for Spanish Teachers from Easton Language Education
  • Study Abroad Programs from CEPE in Guadalajara and Puerta Vallarta
  • Discovery Channel Guide to World Languages

• New links in the Environment page Mexico section:
  • Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad, CONABIO.
  • Instituto Mexicano de Tecnología del Agua, IMTA.
  • Reporte de la Calidad del Aire para el Valled de México.
  • U.S.-Mexico Border XXI by U.S. EPA.

• New in the Immigration page:
  • One can find the following additions:
    • The Alien Migrant Interdiction
    • The Center for Immigration Studies
    • The Immigration Superhighway
    • The National Immigration Forum
    • The United Nations Population Fund

• New to the Maps page is the inculusion of two maps presented by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees - UNHCR - of refugee program areas in Latin America.

• New to the Economy page:
  • In the Macroeconomic Information and Analysis section:
    • Costa Rica:
      • Camara de Bancos Privados e Instituciones Financieras;
      • Superintendencia General de Entidades Financieras;
      • Superintendencia de Pensiones.
    • El Salvador:
      • Annual Economic Indicators;
      • Banco Central de Reserva;
      • Superintendencia de Valores;
      • Superintendencia del Sistema Financiero;
      • Trade and Investment.
    • Guatemala:
      • Superintendencia de Bancos.
    • Honduras:
      • Comision Nacional de Bancos y Seguros;
      • Bolsa Hondureña; de Valores.
    • Regional Macro Economic Data Resources:
      • Centro de Estudios Monetarios Latinoamericanos (CEMLA);
      • Consejo Monetario Centroamericano.

  • In the Academic Research Resources section:
    • Chile:
      • Facultad de Ciencias Economicas y Administrativas, Pontificia Universidad Catolica.

• Neonatología de Argentina site has been added to the Health page.

• New links have been added to the Argentina page:
  • In the General section:
    • Futbol Argentino, current news about Argentinian soccer.
    • Lunfardo, a brief dictionary of Lunfardo Vocabulary.
  • In the Internet section:
    • radAR, a new search engine.
  • In the Newspapers section:
    • La Nueva Provincia, a newspaper from Bahia Blanca, Buenos Aires.
  • In the Travel section:
    • Bariloche.
    • Iguazu Falls.
    • Gualeguaychu.
    • Misiones.
    • Neuquen,
    • Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapi.
    • Provincia de Corrientes, official site of the province.
    • San Antonio Oeste y Balneario Las Grutas.
    • Santa Teresita.
    • Tierra del Fuego, official site of the province.
    • Secretaria de Turismo.
    • El Tren del Fin del Mundo.

The Cinema Index has been updated with a variety of regional and international resources. Highlights include:
• American University Film Collection Archives
• Association of Independent Video and Filmmakers
• Centro de Capacitacion Cinematografica Film Academy of Mexico City
• Documentary Educational Resources
• Ecuador Consejo de Cultura Audio-visual Arts
• Entre Imagines, a Latin-American space for audio-visual communications
• Film Arts Foundation
• Guatemalan Student Initiatives, featuring the video "No Nos Tientes"
• Human Rights Watch International Film Festival
• NY Museum of Modern Art Film Screening Program
• IMCINE, The Mexican Institute of Cinema
• Kinetoscopio, a bilingual magazine of Latin American Cinema
• Paper Tiger TV's Global Issues Documentaries
• Spanish Ministry of Culture's Institute for Cinematography and Audio Visual Arts (ICAA)
• Sundance Film Festival
• UCLA Film and Television Archive

• New connections added to the Government & Political Science Page:
  • Bolivia:
    • Ministerio de Salud y Prevision Social;
    • Ministerio de Comercio Exterior e Inversion.
  • Chile:
    • Bases de Datos Legales.
  • Guatemala:
    • Ministerio de Finanzas Publicas;
    • Instituciones del Sector Publico.
  • Peru:
    • Presidencia del Consejo de Ministros;
    • Ministerio de Promocion de la Mujer y del Desarrollo Humano;
    • Ministerio de Educacion;
    • Ministerio de Transportes, Comunicaciones, Vivienda y Construccion;
    • Ministerio de Pesqueria.

• New links in Health Page.
  • Ministerio de Salud of Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, and Honduras.
  • Escuela de Medicina, Universidad Católica de Chile.
  • Instituto de Salud Pública de Chile.
  • Red de Salud Universidad Católica de Chile.
  • Superintendencia de las Instituciones de Salud Previsional (Isapres) de Chile.
  • SIDALAC: Iniciativa Regional sobre SIDA para América Latina y el Caribe.

• New links in Brazil section of the Health page.
  • Doctor BBS-Medicina on-line
  • Instituto Nacional de Cancer
  • Ministério da Saúde
  • REBIDIA: Rede Brasileira de Informação e Documentação sobre Infância e Adolescência
  • SINTESE Editora
  • Sociedade Brasileira de Informática em Saúde: SBIS
• A new link in the Economy Section in Peru page: Información Económica del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores

• New links in the Mexico page:
  • In the Academic Research Resources/Journals area:
    • Aztlan: A Journal of Chicano Studies
    • and in Other Resources the DBWEB: Universidad Veracruzana: Libraries
  • In the Arts and Humanities section:
    • Alebrijes: Oaxaca Arts and Crafts
    • Arte en Mexico: Research Publication
    • Lirio Azul: Mexican Music Archive
  • In the Economy, Finance & Trade area:
    • Camara de Comercio Argentina-Mexicana
  • In the General section:
    • Doctors of the World: Mexican Endevours
  • In the Government & Public Administration page:
    • A version for English speakers of the Page of the Presidency of the Republic of Mexico
    • The Home Page of the State of Guanajuato
  • In the Politics area:
    • Amigos de Vicente Fox: PAN Politician
    • CONCIRMAC: Non-partisan Civic Organization to Promote Institutional Culture
  • In the Popular Culture area:
    • Alejandra Guzman's Home Page
    • Gloria Trevi's Home Page
    • National Film Commission: IMCINE
  • In the States and Cities section now you can find the state of Guanajuato.
  • In the Travel & Tourism
    • Travelink: Traveling Resources

• New links in Argentina page:
  • Argentine Presidents List, collection of speeches by different presidents of Argentina in Government section.
  • Direccion Provincial de Informatica de la Provincia de Buenos Aires and Gobierno de la Provincia de Buenos Aires in Government section.
  • Search engine buscador.clarin in Internet & Connectivity section.

• Sistema de Información para la Vigilancia Alimentaria y Nutricional (SISVAN) has been added to Government & Politics Section in Peru page.

• New links in Peru page.
  • Tarea: Asociación de Publicaciones Educativas in Education section.
  • ANTAR X - Expedición Científica in Science & Technology section.

• New links in Argentina page.
  • Camaras de Comercio Exterior de Cordoba y Rosario.
  • Delegacion Union Europea en Argentina.
  • Two pages of artist Aldo Sessa.
  • Asociacion de Abogados de Buenos Aires.
  • Casa Argentina en Jerusalem.
  • Homepage of the Argentine Consulate in Hong Kong.
  • Direccion General de Aduanas.
  • Direccion General Impositiva.
  • Competencia, a business magazine.
  • An Introduction to Argentina, by Interknowledge Corp.
  • Hostelling International Argentina.