What's New Archives: September 1999

September 30, 1999

Links added to the Chile page:
- Arts & Humanities:
  - Montecarmelo, Corporacion Cultural, Municipalidad de Providencia;
- Environment:
  - Centro de Informacion sobre Recursos Naturales (CIREN).
- Government:
  - Contraloria General de la Republica;
  - Sara Larrain, candidata independiente a la Presidencia de la Republica -Elections 1999.
- Magazines:
  - El Siglo Digital.
- Science & Technology:
  - Chloris Chilensis, Revista Chilena de Flora y Vegetacion, with scientific articles;
  - Programa Sistema Corriente Humboldt: "Circulation and physico-biological interactions in the Humboldt Current System and their impact upon regional biogeochemical cycling".

September 29, 1999

New links added to the Sports page:
- In the new Bolivia area:
  - Bolivia's Soccer: Magazine
  - Federacion Boliviana de Futbol
  - Liga Boliviana de Futbol
- In the Chile area:
  - Asociacion Nacional de Futbol Profesional de Chile
- In the Ecuador area:
  - Comite Olimpico Ecuatoriano
- In the Paraguay area:
  - Asociacion Paraguaya de Ajedrecistas
  - Comite Olimpico Paraguayo
  - Federacion Encarcacena de Basquetbol
  - Historia del Futbol Paraguayo
- In the Peru area:
  - Club Universitario: Soccer
  - Federacion Peruana de Ajedrez
  - Futbol Peruano en Tiempo Real
  - Catolica Deportes
- In the Uruguay area:
  - Asociacion Uruguaya de Futbol
  - Campeonato Federal de Basquetbol
  - Urugu@y Racing
- In the Venezuela area:
  - Artes Marciales
  - Automobilismo en Venezuela
  - Club Line Up: Beisbol Venezolano
  - Liga de Futbol Venezolano
  - Levantamiento de Pesas
  - Playball: Beisbol
  - Solo Deportes: Sport News
  - Squash en Venezuela
- In the International Resources area:
  - Sydney 2000: The Next Olympics

September 28, 1999

New links added to the Music page:
- In the Regional Resources area, under the Andean heading:
  - Andean Folklore Groups
  - Grupo Atahualpa
  - Los Kjarkas
  - Pachakuti: Official Page
  - Tawantinsuyu: Andean Folklore
- In the Bolivia area:
  - Awatinas de Bolivia: Andean Folklore
- In the Colombia area:
  - Romanceros: El Vallenato en Linea
- In the Other Countries area:
  - Boukman Eksperyans
- In the Mexico section:
  - Mora Arriaga: Mariachi Music
- In the Peru section:
  - A Jaranearnos Se Ha Dicho: Musica Criolla
  - Chicama: Tradiciones del Rock Peruano
  - ChichaWeb: Peruvian Cumbia
  - Directorio Virtual de Musicos Andinos en el Web
  - History of Peruvian Classical Music
  - Mega@Rock
  - Metal from Peru
  - Musica Peruana
  - PeruRock
  - Yma Sumac
- In the Uruguay section:
  - Federacion de Sociedades Musicales de la Comunidad Valenciana
  - Lanzadera: Pagina de la Musica Uruguaya
  - Millenium: Musica de la Nueva Era
  - Musica, Conferencias, Cursos, Concursos
  - Orquesta Filarmonica
- In the Venezuela area:
  - FUNDEF: Fundacion de Etnomusicologia y Folklore
  - La Pagina de la Gaita Zuliana
  - Presencia Gaitera
  - RockMusic
  - Sin Sospechas: Ska-fusion
  - Skandalo: Ska Music

September 27, 1999

There are now less than 100 days to go until January 1, 2000. Do you need information on the status of Y2K planning in Latin America? Then check out the expanded list of links on our Y2K Problem in Latin America page.

September 24, 1999

New links added to the Mexico page:
- In the History area:
  - 1917 Constitution of Mexico: English
  - America Indigena
  - Border Revolution: Mexico History
  - Breve Historia de la Independencia en Veracruz
  - Emiliano Zapata
  - End of Empire: The Spanish Conquest of Mexico
  - History of Art, Mexico and the world
  - Protagonistas de la Historia
  - Quetzalcoatl Web
- In the Magazines & Journals area:
  - 1900: Cultural Journal
  - Abracadaver
  - Aca Mexico
  - Actualidades Arqueologicas: Anthropology, History, Arqueology
  - @cento: Political and Economic Analysis
  - Agrocultura
  - Al Dia On-Line: Maquiladora and Industrial Analysis
  - Business Mexico
  - Cliu in Situ: Work Issues Magazine
  - Cuarto Poder
  - Diagnostico Sociopolitico
  - El Laberinto Urbano
  - El Nuevo Inversionista
  - Electronica Universitaria
  - En Linea: Journalism from Campeche
  - Ensayo: Literary Magazine
  - Expression: Political Commentary from Tijuana
  - Humanidades: University Culture
  - Imaginaria: Poetry and Creative Culture
  - Ithaca: Communication, Culture, University, Cyberculture
  - Jurisprudencia Hoy
  - Nexos: Society Culture Literature
  - Pandemonium: Advertising Magazine

September 23, 1999

Connections added to the Government & Political Science page:
- Argentina:
  - Fernando de la Rua, candidato a Presidente;
  - Elecciones presidenciales en Argentina.
- Chile:
  - Elecciones en Chile 1810 - 1998: Elecciones generales, municipales y gremiales; referendums; plebiscitos; consultas comunales; etc.
  - Corporacion Tercer Milenio: Analisis politico sobre Chile y Latinoamerica;
  - Academia Nacional de Estudios Politicos y Estrategicos (ANEPE).
- Ecuador:
  - Consejo Nacional de las Mujeres (CONAMU): Situacion de la mujer, planes de accion, historia del organismo, etc.;
  - Superley - Registros oficiales al dia: Leyes y reglamentos (texto completo);
  - Pago de Impuestos: Guia basica del contribuyente;
  - Economia, Desarrollo y Politica Internacional: "Privatizacion de Servicios Publicos", "Reforma del Estado y Desarrollo", etc.;
  - Superintendencia de Compañias;
  - Superintendencia de Bancos, incluyendo guias para el adecuado funcionamiento de los sistemas de computacion por cambio de milenio;
  - Servicio de Rentas Internas (SRI): Impuesto a la Circulacion de Capitales y otra informacion tributaria.

September 22, 1999

New links to Economy page:
- Academic Research Institutions:
  - Fundação Getulio Vargas under Brazil.
- Macroeconomic Information & Analysis:
  - Mexico:
    - Documents and Reports on Economic Policy, SHCP
    - The Mexican Economy, Banco de Mexico
  - Regional Macroeconomic Data Resources:
    - Publications and Data Sets by the Economics Department of IFC
    - USAID, 1998 Selected Economic and Social Data
    - Latin America and the Caribbean, World Bank Group
    - Country Reports on Economic Policy and Trade Practices, U.S. Department of State
    - World Bank Data

September 21, 1999

Another 20 Latin American country-based search engine and directory sites, from ten different countries, have been added to the Search Latin America section of our Search page.

September 18, 1999

New to the Government & Political Science page:
- Argentina:
  - Administracion Nacional de Seguridad Nacional;
  - Duhalde Presidente: Trayectoria politica y otras informaciones sobre el candidato;
  - Domingo Cavallo, Accion por la Republica;
  - Dante Caputo, candidato a Jefe de Gobierno de Buenos Aires, Partido Socialista Popular
- Colombia:
  - Actualidad Colombiana: Boletin quincenal sobre coyuntura nacional, publicado por el Centro de Investigacion y Educacion Popular, la Fundacion Centro de Promocion Economica y Social, y el Instituto Latinoamericano de Servicios Legales Alternativos.
- Paraguay:
  - Contraloria General de la Republica;
  - Ministerio de Salud Publica y Bienestar Social.
- Uruguay:
  - Oficina de Planeamiento y Presupuesto, Presidencia de la Republica.
- Venezuela:
  - Asamblea Nacional Constituyente: Antecedentes, estatutos y mas informacion;
  - Corte Suprema de Justicia;
  - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnologicas (CONICIT);
  - Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de la Republica de Venezuela;
  - Ministerio de la Familia.

September 17, 1999

New links added to the Mexico page:
- In the Economy, Finance & Trade area:
  - Basic Economic & Financial Data
  - Documents and Reports on Economic Policy
  - Economic Policy Guidelines
    - 1999
    - 1998
    - 1997
    - 1996
  - Indicadores Economicos
  - Mexican Economic Crisis: World Bank
  - Mexico Quarterly Report
    - 1st Quarter of 1999
    - 4th Quarter of 1998
    - 3th Quarter of 1998
    - 2nd Quarter of 1998
    - 1st Quarter of 1998
    - 4th Quarter of 1997
    - 3th Quarter of 1997
    - 2nd Quarter of 1997
    - 1st Quarter of 1997
    - 4th Quarter of 1996
    - 3th Quarter of 1996
    - 2nd Quarter of 1996
    - 1sr Quarter of 1996
    - 4th Quarter of 1995
    - 3th Quarter of 1995
    - 2nd Quarter of 1995
    - 1st Quarter of 1995
  - Monthly Data
  - Publicaciones del Consulado General de Mexico en New York
  - Perfiles Ejecutivos de Empresas
  - Privatization transforms Telecoms Infrastructure
  - SPIN: Dinero y Finanzas
  - Update Mexico: Mexican Embassy in the United Kingdom
  - World Bank Annual Report: 1998, 1997, 1996
  - Weekly Economic Bulletin
- In the Energy area:
  - Energy Yellow Pages

September 16, 1999

In recent months the Hispanic-Latino page has nearly tripled in size and has added new categories. Highlights include:
- Academic Resources
  - Center for Multilingual, Multicultural Research, USC
  - CHUD: Colonias Program Center for Housing and Urban Development, College of Architecture Texas A&M University
  - Mexican-American and Latino Studies at the Benson Latin American Collection, University of Texas at Austin
  - Julian Samora Research Insitute, Michigan State University
  - The Cesar E. Chavez Institute for Public Policy
  - Si Se Puede: Cesar Chavez and his Legacy CLNet, UCLA
  - UFW Collections Guide, Wayne State University
  - University of Santa Clara's Latino/a Resources
- Business and Economic Resources
  - D.C. Latino, A Latino Directory for the Washington D.C. area
  - Directorio Hispano de New Jersey y New York
  - Greater Denver Hispanic Guide
  - Hispanic College Fund for business education
  - Hispanic and Latino Networking and Career Services
  - Hispanic-Research Company
  - Texas Association of Mexican American Chambers of Commerce
- Community
  - The Farmworkers Website, with the Mexican Braceros Project
  - La Casa de la Herencia Puertoriquea
  - La Casa of Northwest Indiana
  - LARED LATINA, a Web Forum in the Albuquerque/Santa Fe Metro area and the Intermountain Region
  - Union del Barrio, San Diego/Tijuana
- Comida(new!)
  - The Burrito Page, Worldwide Web Headquarters for Burrito and Burrito-related information
  - Chile-heads Home Page, almost everything you might want to know about peppers
  - La Olla Latinoamericana
  - SOAR Searchable On-line Recipes
  - Tex-Mex Recipes University of Minnesota
- Culture
  - The Idea of the Icon: The Retablo Collection at New Mexico State University
  - Sleepy Lagoon Index, Art, culture and history of a Los Angeles Barrio
  - Latino Museum of History, Art and Culture, Los Angeles
  - Latino Experimental Theatre Company
  - Lil' Rudy G. and the Chizmosos
  - Lowrider Clubs Directory
  - MACLA San Jose Center for Latino Arts
- Humor (new!)
  - Chistes de Cuba
  - PACAS Professional Amigos of Comic Art Society
- Media
  - BrownPride Online!
  - California Chicano News Media Association
  - Frontera NorteSur New Mexico State University
  - Saludos Hispanos: Bilingual Careers and Education Magazine
  - HispanicLife Music and culture of San Antonio
  - Urbanlatino.com
- Music
  - Arcoiris Records Children's Songs in Spanish and English
  - Dr. Loco's Rockin' Jalapeo Band
  - Mariachi Cardenal de Stanford
- Public Affairs
  - Chicano/Mexicano Prison Project
  - Latino Medicine
  - Latino Health Institute
  - Mexico North Research Network Innovative Research and Education
  - National Association of Latino Elected Officials Educational Fund
  - National Hispanic Council of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
  - National Latino Children's Institute
  - Public Policy Institute of California
  - Reforma The National Association to provide Library Services to the Spanish-speaking

New links and sections added to the Music page:
- In the Brazil area:
  - A Banda: Musical Magazine
  - Elis Regina
  - Elis Regina Carvalho Costa
  - Gal Costa
  - Gelson Oliveira
  - Joao Gilberto
  - Maria Bethania
  - Ze Menezes
- In the Mexico area:
  - Alejandro Sanz
  - Centro Cultural: Music and Culture from Jalisco
  - Christian Music
  - El Colective Mujeres en la Musica A.C.
  - Ediciones Pentagrama: Musica Magazine
  - Eugenia Leon
  - Fey Home Page
  - Juan Gabriel
  - El Mariachi
  - Orquesta Filarmonica de la Ciudad de Mexico
  - Orquesta Sinfonica del Estado de Mexico
  - Rockheads: la revista del rock
  - U K'AYIL-KAH: El canto del Pueblo
  - Xquenda: Music from Oaxaca
- In the new Uruguay area:
  - Alfredo Zitarrosa: A/Z

September 14, 1999

Our Publishers & Bookdealers page has been redesigned and expanded. There are a dozen new additions in the Latin American Resources section alone.

September 9, 1999

Links added to the Chile page:
- Business and Economy:
  - Guide to the Chilean Wines and Wineries: Viñas Concha y Toro, Cousiño Macul, Carta Vieja, Doña Rosa, and many others.
- Environment:
  - RENACE - Red Nacional de Accion Ecologica.
- History:
  - Chile Antiguo - 1840: Illustrations from the book "L'Univers Pittoresque", published in France in 1840.
- Government:
  - Campaña Presidencial de la Izquierda: Gladys Marin;
  - Consejo Nacional de Television, containing the full text of results from several investigations: "La television y los niños en Chile: Percepciones desde la audiencia infantil", "Pluralismo en television, periodo preelectoral 1997", "Calidad, identidad cultural y television", "Consumo de television por cable: El caso infantil. Un estudio de observacion participante", etc.;
  - Munitel: Asociacion de Municipalidades de Chile;
  - Corporacion de Desarrollo Social de Providencia;
  - Municipalidad de La Reina.
- News:
  - Canal 13 de Television, Corporacion de Television de la Universidad Catolica de Chile;
  - TV Chile;
  - Chilevision - Noticias, including an interview in Real Audio to Ricardo Lagos, candidate to the Presidency.
- Travel and Tourism:
  - Map City: Informacion geografica;
  - Map Chile: Mapas de Chile y sus comunas.

September 8, 1999

Read about the Simposio Internacional sobre la Cooperacion Economica Regional del Hemisferio Occidental, to be held in China in November, in the Conferences & Events in Latin American Studies section of the LANIC Newsroom.
New links and sections added to the Music page:

September 7, 1999

New links added to the Mexico page:
- In the Academic Resources area:
  - Biblioteca del H. Congreso de la Union - CDDWeb
  - Biblioteca Miguel Lerdo de Tejada
  - Mexico History Teacher Student Resource
  - Mexico-North Research Network
- In the Art & Humanities area:
  - Dictionary of Mexican Writers
  - Mexican Art on line
  - Zapatista Art Gallery
- In the History area:
  - Banking History of Mexico
  - History of the Conquest of Mexico
  - The Mayan Astronomy Page
- In the Ingenous Peoples area:
  - CCD Utopia de Frente Zapatista de Liberacion Nacional
- In the Magazines & Periodicals area:
  - Revista Equis: Arts and Culture
- In the News area:
  - Expediente Politico
  - El Imparcial en Oaxaca
- In the new Social Movements area:
  - Consejo General de Huelga: UNAM
  - Consulta Nacional sobre Derechos y Cultural Indigena
  - Enlace Civil A.C.
  - Frente Autentico del Trabajo
  - FZLN Sinaloa: Frente Zapatista de Liberacion Nacional
  - Red Mexican de Accion Frente al Libre Comercio
  - The Zapatista Index
  - Voz de la Palabra
- In the Travel and Tourism area:
  - Our Mexico: Independent Travel

September 3, 1999

New links in the Indigenous page:
- In the Latin American Resources area:
  - COICA: Coordinating Body for the Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon Basin
- In the Mesoamerica area:
  - Mesoamerican Religions
- In the Brazil area:
  - Amazonlink
  - CIMI: Conselho Indigenista Missionario
  - OPITARJ: Organization of the Indigenous Peoples of Tarauaca and Jordao
- In the Ecuador area:
  - Ecuadorian Archaeology
- In the Mexico section:
  - Indian Population in Mexico
  - The Tree of Life
- In the Other Countries area:
  - Asociacion Chamanica y Ecologica de Colombia
  - First Nations of Trinidad and Tobago
- In the Maya area, under the heading Resources by Ethnic Group:
  - El Mundo Maya en Campeche
  - Far Horizons: Hidden Maya Cities of the Yucatan
  - Mistery of the Mayan: Cosmology and Religion
  - Units of Measure
- In the International Resources area:
  - American Truths
  - Coord. de Defesa do Meio Ambiente e das Populares Indigenas
  - Indigenous Peoples Biodiversity Network

September 2, 1999

New links in the Labor page:
- Brazil:
  - Tribunais do Trabalho.
- Costa Rica:
  - Instituto de Estudios del Trabajo, Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica.
- Haiti:
  - Batay Ouvriye ("Workers Fight"): An Independent Haitian Labor Movement in Struggle.
- Mexico:
  - Red Mexicana de Accion Frente al Libre Comercio;
  - Frente Autentico del Trabajo: Independent Union.
- Regional Resources:
  - Red Obrera: Noticias sindicales y obreras en castellano, cubriendo America Latina y España.

New to the Management page:
- Chile:
  - Copropiedad Inmobiliaria: La Revista de los Administradores de Edificios;
  - Capital - Negocios y Mundo.
- Brazil:
  - Case Studies: Revista Brasileira de Management;
  - Executivos Financieros On Line;
  - Amanha - Economia & Negocios;
  - Exame Digital - Business and Economy;
  - Voce S.A. Digital.

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