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WEB SITES
LATIN AMERICA
Invasion of
Spice Mas 2000 - official site for the Grenada Carnival 2000, held August 5-15, in St. George.
GUATAMALA
New Maya Site Found - it might be the source of some of the Site Q monuments.
Jaguar in the Night - excerpts of adventurer Teobert Maler's journal and photos of his expedition to Tikal in 1895.
Journey Through Tikal - offers a map of the ruins, photos and descriptions of treasures recovered, and a cultural history of the Mayan people.
Natural World Heritage Property: Tikal - details the ruins physical features, surrounding flora, fauna, history and culture of its human populations, and conservation value.
Tikal National Park - provides a map of the archaeological park, information and photos about the principal temples and plazas, and more.
Tomb of the Jade Jaguar - photos of the treasures found in the royal burial discovered by Harvard archaeology student Nicholas Hellmuth.
Guatemala: Memoria del Silencio/Memory of Silence - full text of the report that details armed confrontation, rights abuses, and the process of reconciliation that have taken place from the 1960s to the 1990s.
U.S. Policy in Guatemala, 1966-96
- documents detailing the
A People Dammed - the Chixoy dam, Guatemalan massacres and the World Bank.
Clandestine Cemeteries in Rabinal - Amnesty International site discussing the massacres of the Rabinal/Rio Negro area.
Making a Difference: Rio Negro - with information on the massacre and opportunities to help its survivors.
Massacre at Rio Negro - photos and summary of the events of March 13, 1982.
Rio Negro Massacre Trial - appeal for protection and an attempt to raise legal and political support for eye-witnesses to and survivors of the massacre.
School of the
World Rivers Review: Chixoy Dam Massacres - article by Patrick McCully in the World Rivers Review exploring the relationship between the World Bank and the Chixoy Dam.
Clearvigil in Spring - poetic narrative of Mayan creation legends by the Guatemalan Nobel laureate Miguel Angel Asturias.
Miguel Angel Asturias (1899-1974) - brief biography of the Guatemalan poet, novelist, diplomat, and Nobel laureate, with a selected bibliography.
Nobel Prize in Literature 1967 - for his vivid literary achievement, deep-rooted in the national traits and traditions of Indian peoples of Latin America.
To Help - aims to build an orphanage in Central America for homeless or abandoned children as a result of natural disasters.
Casa Alianza/Covenant House Latin America - human rights organization working with street children in Central America.
Garifuna World - resources for those interested in the history and present state of Garifuna society and culture.
Garifune, The - presents a brief history.
To Help - aims to build an orphanage in Central America for homeless or abandoned children as a result of natural disasters.
Casa Alianza/Covenant House Latin America - human rights organization working with street children in Central America.
Garifuna World - resources for those interested in the history and present state of Garifuna society and culture.
Garifune, The - presents a brief history.
CARECEN: El Mozote Massacre - summary of the case, detailed facts, victims list, expert studies, and more according to the UN Truth Commission findings.
Columbia Journalism Review: The Mozote Massacre - a reporters word against that of the government.
El Mozote Massacre - excerpts from the U.N. Truth Commission Reports.
El Mozote Massacre, The - article by Jon Elliston describes how people of the small Salvadoran hamlet were exterminated by the Atacatl Battalion.
Truth of El Mozote, The - article by Mark Danner of the Institute of International Studies at UC Berkeley.
Witness: El Mozote - photos and data analysis discovered by the Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team(EAAF).
CARECEN: El Mozote Massacre - summary of the case, detailed facts, victims list, expert studies, and more according to the UN Truth Commission findings.
Columbia Journalism Review: The Mozote Massacre - a reporters word against that of the government.
El Mozote Massacre - excerpts from the U.N. Truth Commission Reports.
El Mozote Massacre, The - article by Jon Elliston describes how people of the small Salvadoran hamlet were exterminated by the Atacatl Battalion.
Truth of El Mozote, The - article by Mark Danner of the Institute of International Studies at UCBerkeley.
Witness: El Mozote - photos and data analysis discovered by the Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team(EAAF).
A Prayer by Archbishop Oscar Romero - entitled Prophets of a Future Not Our Own.
A Remembrance for Monsignor Romero
Archbishop Oscar A. Romero Scholarship - Boston College scholarship for students of Latino descent who best represents the values and ideals inherent in the life of Oscar Romero.
Archbishop Oscar Romero - Resources for Catholic Educators - directory of relevant links.
Legacy of Archbishop Romero: Who Will Tend the Roses Now? - reflection by the Brazilian Bishop Pedro Casaldaliga on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of Archbishop Romero's martyrdom.
Oscar Arnulfo Romero: Prophet to the
Oscar Romero - offers a short biography, bibliography of books by and about the Archbishop, and links.
Romero House - soup kitchen that follows the ideals of the Archbishop, providing human and health services to those in need in the New Brunswick area of Canada.
Romero: The Revolutionary of God - historical compilation of public articles and photos on the life of the Archbishop.
UN Truth Commission on Romero's Murder - excerpts from the commission's final report of 1992.
Unworthy Seventy-Two, The - excerpts from 'Manufacturing Consent' by Edward Herman and Noam Chomsky which analyzes how 72 victims of state terror in the U.S. client states of Guatemala and El Salvador were deemed unworthy of media attention in the United States.
Los Cimientos Alliance Maya Guatemala - a cultural and human rights cooperative for creating a network of friends and resources supporting the work of the Mayan People of Guatemala.
Peace Brigades International - offers
unarmed international protective accompaniment to individuals and communities
threatened with violence. Regular online reports on human rights in
Exhuming the Truth - pictures and accompanying text of indigenous people's mass graves being exhumed by the Guatemalan Forensic Anthropology Team (FAFG).
Guatemala: Memoria del Silencio/Memory of Silence - full text of the report that details armed confrontation, rights abuses, and the process of reconciliation that have taken place from the 1960s to the 1990s.
Human Rights Victory in
U.S. Policy in Guatemala, 1966-96
- documents detailing the
An achiever Against the Odds: Interview with Rigoberta Menchú Tum – contains biographical information, interview, and more.
Equity Online: Rigoberta Menchú - contains profile and links.
Rigoberta Menchú Tum, Quiche Mayan - contains biography, writings, interviews, and more.
Rabbit in the Moon - information about Mayan hieroglyphic writing, calendar, architecture, culture, and language.
Maya Adventure - Science Museum of Minnesota - interactive exhibit that highlights science activities and information related to ancient and modern Maya culture.
Maya People of the Toledo District of
Folk Art & Craft Exchange: Mayan Folktales - Five Mayan folktales by Don Pedro Miguel Say.
Maya Art and Books - photographic archive of Mayan art.
Rabbit in the Moon - information about Mayan hieroglyphic writing, calendar, architecture, culture, and language.
At Maya Site - Mayan art, culture,
and images, plus paintings of
Echoes of the Maya - can send internet postcards from the ancient Mayan city of Chichén Itzá
Fenix Escarlata's Dreamspell - página del Encantamiento del Sueño Maya en Español.
Folk Art & Craft Exchange: Mayan Folktales - Five Mayan folktales by Don Pedro Miguel Say.
Intercambio Cultural Maya - cultural exchange and development program that involves the Maya of the Yucatan Peninsula.
Lacandon Maya - introduction to the
history and culture of this indigenous people of Chiapas,
Maya Adventure - Science Museum of Minnesota - interactive exhibit that highlights science activities and information related to ancient and modern Maya culture.
Maya Art and Books - photographic archive of Mayan art.
Maya Civilization - Past and Present - covers culture, language and numbers; also has maps, links to other related sites, and suggestions on Maya-related curriculum for middle-school students.
Maya of
Maya People of the Toledo District of
Mayan Atlas - includes maps, text, photographs, drawings and interviews done by Maya village researchers and cartographers elected by the communities.
Mayan Epigraphic Database Project - consists of a relational database of glyphs ("gnumbers"), images, phonetic values ("pvalues"), and semantic values ("svalues"), and the beginning of an archive of digitally transcribed Mayan texts.
Mayan Mathematical System - describes how the Mayan mathematical system worked with pictures and examples.
Mayan Resource Page
Mayan Temple, The - links and information on the Mayan culture.
Mayas, The - includes folklore and history.
Mundo Maya - online magazine presents articles about Mayan culture and arts.
Resources on Aztec and Maya Law - compiled by Mike Widener of the Tarlton Law Library at the University of Texas-Austin.
Significance of Cuff Design of Mayan Lords
World of the Maya, The - a summer
workshop about Mayan history, culture, beliefs, and legends, including
a tour of Chichen Itza. Cancun,
Yucatec Mayan World - links, photos, and information about the Maya of the Yucatan Peninsula and the Book of the Chilam Balam (the Jaguar Prophet). Travel resources including archaeological fieldwork listings, diving links, and more. Offers customized tours.
Alternative Considerations of Jonestown & Peoples Temple - focusing on the people who belonged to Peoples Temple and who were committed to the ideals of racial justice and human equality.
20th Century: Jonestown
Crime Library: The Jonestown Massacre - 913 of 1100 people believed to have been at Jonestown died in a mass suicide; how and why did this happen?
Jim Jones Was A Mass Murderer - essay by Art Silverman.
Jonestown - Examining the People's Temple - emphasizing the relationship between the Jonestown cult and the culture out of which it grew.
Jonestown Genocide - from Parascope, and political and conspiracy theory web site.
Jonestown Massacre + 20 - 20th anniversary coverage.
Jonestown Memorial Project - we welcome and need your participation in the following commemorative services in hope of establishing this permanent memorial to the victims of Jonestown. Survivors from all over the country will be coming to these services.
Jonestown: Population Zero - excerpted from the 60 Greatest Conspiracies of All Time.
San Francisco Examiner: Days of Darkness - examines a series of events that rocked San Francisco in November 1978 including the Jonestown mass murder-suicide and the assassinations of Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk.
SF Chronicle Special - Jonestown - including historical background on the tragedy.
The People's Temple (Jim Jones) - profile and background from Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance.
Escape Artist
LANIC
Kreyol Grammar - a short description of Haitian Creole (Kreyol), its grammar, vocabulary, and links.
LANIC -
Links related to
Windows on
Usenet - soc.culture.haiti
Foundation for Worldwide Mercy and Sharing -
Project
National Coalition for Haitian Rights (NCHR)
- promotes the civil and human rights of Haitians in the
Peace Brigades International,
Lafanmi Selavi - a center for street
kids in
Early Haitian History
Haitian Files - short collection
of articles written between 1985 and 1988 in
Haitian History - from the Caribbean Super Site.
History of
Toussaint l'Ouverture (1746-1803)@
World History Archives:
The Ancestors in Haitian Vodou
Honduran Resources - directory of Honduran web sites.
LatinWorld -
Hondirectorio -
Mission Caribe - providing relief
in
Republic of Honduras
Background Notes:
Country Map
Map of Tegucigalpa
World Factbook 1999
Comision Nacional de Bancos y Seguros de Honduras
Comission Nacional de Telecomunicaciones
Congreso Nacional
Constitución
Secretaria de Cultura, Artes y Deportes
Secretaria de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente SERNA
Secretaria de Relaciones Exteriores
Comisionado Nacional de los Derechos Humanos de Honduras CONADEH
Comite de Familiares de Detenidos-Desaparecidos
en
Derechos Humanos:
Asociacion de Proveedores de Servicio Internet
en
Catrachos Online!
CedaNet
Hondutel
Internet and Information Services in Central America
Internet Service Providers in
Intertel
Mayanet
Netsys
RedHUCyT Organization of American States
WWW en
Diario Tiempo
La Prensa
La Tribuna
CARE Virtual Field Trip to
Garifuna World
Organizacion Panamericana de Salud OPS/PAHO
Parks and Protected Areas in
Patuca River Campaign
Project
Radio
Sistema de Naciones Unidas en Honduras
Elections in
Hondirectorio
Webito
Dive
Global Travel Club
HonduWeb Travel
Rio Platano Biosphere, La Mosquitia
Jamaica-Kidz.com - represents the
Uplifiting Adolescents Project, a joint venture of the Governments of
Jamaica and the
De Jamaica Site - takes a humorous
but real look at
HomeView
Ja Web
Jamaican - a Pidgin, Creole, or National Language? - exploring Jamaican's status and place in the family of languages.
Rasta/Patois Dictionary - find out the English equivalents of Rastafarian and Jamaican patois words and phrases.
Yard Centre - food, music, the people & other links.
Marcus Garvey & W.E.B. DuBois - contains photographs, biographies, papers on the men, and more.
Marcus Garvey and UNIA Papers Project - research project of the James S. Coleman African Studies Program, UCLA.
Poems of Marcus Garvey - large collection of poetry written by the influential Black leader.
The Right Excellent Marcus Garvey
- from National Heroes of
Wer War Marcus Garvey? - about the "Back to Africa" movement and the development of the spirit of Ethiopianism.
Afrocentric Experience: Rastafarianism - sections include the Essence of Rasta, Rasta symbolism, ganja, Reggae, and a Rasta language dictionary.
Church of Jah Rastafari - site has a newsletter and links.
Dread History: The African Diaspora, Ethiopianism, and Rastafari - get a feel for Rasta religion and culture through articles, a glossary of terminology, and a gallery of images with explanatory captions.
Dread Times
Jamaicans of Ethiopian Origin and the Rastafarian Faith - explanation of the faith by P. Napti.
Overview of Rastafarianism
Phiya
Rasta/Patois Dictionary - find out the English equivalents of Rastafarian and Jamaican patois words and phrases.
Rastafari
Rastafari Biblical Revelation -
Rastafari Images - gallery of images relevant to Rastafari and Rastafarianism.
Rastafari Visions
Rastafarian Religion - introduction to the faith.
Rastafarianism - concise overview of the religion and culture, its symbols and origins.
Web Directory: Dreadlocks: Rasta Links an Tings
Web Directory: Ras Adam's Rastafari Links
Web Directory: Rastafari Ring - webring accepting Rastafari-based sites.
Wildfire's Page of Jah Lightning and Thunder - writings on Rastafari, Roots musical clips, and more.
Jammin Reggae Archives
Dancehall Reggae - this page is about reggae music, specializing in dancehall.
Reggae Web
Ras Adam's Reggae Page - also the Unofficial Jah Ras Tafari Emperor Haile Selassie I Archives.
Reggae.Com
Dancehall Minded - dancehall reggae site with photographs, discussion board, and artist tour dates.
Ruff Kut Reggae - roots, reggae, dancehall, and soca mixes online in RealPlayer.
Jammin Reggae Archives
60s Jamaican Music Reference - Ska, Rock Steady & Reggae.
Blackark Communications - spinning tunes from ska through dub.
Clappers - features online conference and chat rooms.
Classical Reggae Interviews - with multimedia interviews of reggae musicians.
Colin's Reggae Page
Dancehall Minded - dancehall reggae site with photographs, discussion board, and artist tour dates.
Dancehall Reggae - this page is about reggae music, specializing in dancehall.
Dancehall Tape Trade Center - soundsystem tapes for cassettefreaks
Dreaded Main Frame - roots rock reggae.
Final Musical Frontier - for all who love reggae. From roots to dancehall, from dub to jungle.
Island Sounds - provides Reggae and Soca news, artists, and more.
Junior Dub's Irie Reggae Music Page
Radio Noise - dedicated to a Bay Area Ska band.
Ras Adam's Reggae Page - also the Unofficial Jah Ras Tafari Emperor Haile Selassie I Archives.
Ras John's Reggae Road - filled with PositiVibes, Marley wisdom, music news and info, culture and Jah spirit.
Real Reggae - audio samples of various artists and styles.
Reggae and Dub WWW Server
Reggae Index at Caribvibe.com - news, audio clips, and other updates.
Reggae Music Mon!!!
Reggae Reviews - contains reviews of reggae albums, plus books, videos, and more.
Reggae Supersite - introduction to the music and lingo, with a focus on Bob Marley.
Reggae Update
Reggae Web
Reggae.Com
ReggaeFusion
ReggaeJams - everything irie.
Rhetoric of Reggae Music, The - offered by Prof. Alfred C. "Tuna" Snider, this course examines the origins, characteristics, social phenomena, and messages to be found in an African-Caribbean musical form known as reggae music.
RudeGal.com - dancehall site with show reviews, upcoming events, artists, and more.
Ruff Kut Reggae - roots, reggae, dancehall, and soca mixes online in RealPlayer.
Skaville - lists cover versions in Jamaican 60s music which influenced the development of ska, early reggae, R&B, and rocksteady.
Studio One (1)
Talking Drum Reggae - Contains information, links, and downloads.
Wickedest Slam Page
Usenet - rec.music.reggae - Roots, Rockers, Dancehall Reggae.
alt.culture: dreadlocks
Dreadlock Society: A Creative Salute to Individualism - philosophy beyond fashion.
Dreadlocks in Rastafarian Culture - not all Rastas have locks, and not all locksmen are Rastas.
Growing Dreads in Straight Hair - tips on growing dredlocks yourself.
My Dreadlocks Page - story of making dreads with straight hair.
Natty Dread
Roots Natty Roots - pictures and lock-related links.
Haile Selassie I - excerpts of writings and speeches.
Haile Selassie WWW Archives - repository of text and photos.
Haile Sellassie Family Web - information on Selassie and his extended family. Maintained by Esther Sellassie Antohin, his great grand daughter, and her family.
Haile Sellassie vs. Mussolini - article from OneWorld Magazine.
His Imperial Majesty - Haile Selassie I.
Selassie I Image Gallery - zoomable
thumbnail GIF image gallery of King Negus Negusta, Emperor Haile Selassie
I of
Words of Wisdom - collection of Selassie speeches and images.
Aztec Account of the Conquest of
End of an Empire: the Spanish CONQUEST of
Hernán Cortés - chronicling the Cortés expedition in 1519.
History of the Conquest of
Moctezuma's Greeting To Hernan Cortes
- Cortés describes his reception in
Texas Explorers - Cortez - correspondence between a student and an educator on the subject of the Spanish conqueror.
History of the Conquest of
Batalla de Puebla (7)
Battle of San Jacinto (1836)@
Iturbide Circle - studying Emperor
Agustin Iturbide, the first ruler of independent
Marin County California Historical Society: California Under Mexican Rule - history of California in the era of Mexican rule.
Mexican Independence - information on the people and events
that led to freedom from
Juárez, Benito (1806-1872) (3)
Santa Anna, Antonio López de (1794-1876) (5)
Villa, Francisco (Pancho) (1878-1923) (7)
Zapata, Emiliano (1879-1919) (4)
Tlatelolco Massacre - about the student demonstration that ended with hundreds of people dead or wounded.
Border Revolution - history of the
Mexican Revolution with sections on
Historical Text Archive: Mexican Revolution - with photographs and biographies of key participants.
Mexican Revolution 1910-1940 - database for students and teachers.
Principal Figures of the Mexican Revolution 1910-1940
Revolucion de Mexico
Villa, Francisco "Pancho" (1878-1923)@
Zapata, Emiliano (1879-1919)@
Villa, Francisco (Pancho) (1878-1923)@
Zapata, Emiliano (1879-1919)@
Cortés, Hernán@ Ixtlilxochitl, Fernando de Alba - most illustrious of the native Mexican historians.
Juárez, Benito (1806-1872)@ Santa Anna, Antonio López de (1794-1876)@
Mexican Cuentos y Dichos - Stories
and proverbs from
Mexican Genre Literature - Authors, Magazines, e-zines, links and relevant information on science fiction, horror, fantasy and crime fiction in Mexico (and Latin America) today.
Curare (2)
inSITE97 - a binational artistic
collaboration featuring an exhibition of new works and community engagement
programs by artists of the
La Galeria - new proposals in design, development and promotion for museums, expositions and artists, with special interest in photography and digital art.
México Webzine de Diseño - revista interactiva de diseño, de México para el mundo: gráfico, industrial, arquitectónico, información y tips.
Carrillo Gil Museum of Contemporary Art - collection of works by Jose Clemente Orozco, Siqueiros, Rivera and other Mexican 20th century artists.
Centro de la Imagen
International Museum of Collage, Assemblage, and Construction (IMCAC) - project of the International Post-Dogmatist Group. Exhibits include collage, assemblage, construction, and montage.
Museo de Arte Moderno - works of important XX Century Mexican Masters: Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros, Clemente Orozco, Rufino Tamayo, among others.
Museo de Filatelia de Oaxaca A.C.
Museo de Monterrey - official site features images and information about the permanent art collection, temporary exhibitions, and a virtual tour (in English and Spanish).
Museo Mural Diego Rivera
Federación Mexicana de Asociaciones de Amigos de los Museos - contains information on the Mexican Federation of Associations of Friends of Museums (FEMAM) and its members.
Arte-Mexico - provides a listing of galleries and museums in Mexico City, openings and events, monthly exhibits, and featured artists information.
Carrillo Gil Museum of Contemporary Art - collection of works by Jose Clemente Orozco, Siqueiros, Rivera and other Mexican 20th century artists.
Centro de la Imagen
International Museum of Collage, Assemblage, and Construction (IMCAC) - project of the International Post-Dogmatist Group. Exhibits include collage, assemblage, construction, and montage.
Museo de Arte Moderno - works of important XX Century Mexican Masters: Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros, Clemente Orozco, Rufino Tamayo, among others.
Museo de Filatelia de Oaxaca A.C.
Museo de Monterrey - official site features images and information about the permanent art collection, temporary exhibitions, and a virtual tour (in English and Spanish).
Museo Mural Diego Rivera
Federación Mexicana de Asociaciones de Amigos de los Museos - contains information on the Mexican Federation of Associations of Friends of Museums (FEMAM) and its members.
Arte-Mexico - provides a listing of galleries and museums in Mexico City, openings and events, monthly exhibits, and featured artists information.
iNet Web
Intermex - home of the National Business Guide and the National Tourism & Services Guide.
LatinWorld -
MexMaster
Monterrey - La ciudad Industrial - International business and community guide. Bulletin Board, industrial, commercial, import/export, NAFTA, tourism, professional, public, government, telephone. (Español) (English) (Francais)
CityView.Com
Directory.com.mx
El Directorio
Escape Artist
Explora
MexSearch - the Mexican Yellow Pages. In English and Spanish.
México Web - directorio de páginas en Español.
Nahuatl Net
¡@migo! Directory - resource center
for finding information about
Center for Mystical Awakening - offering a new paradigm to free humanity from ignorance and suffering.
Rainbow Caravan - proposing the creation
of a rainbow bridge connecting all of the colors and cultures of the
Rotary Project Amigo - assists facilities that house orphans with repairs, education, medical attention and more. Located in Colima.
Indigenous Peoples of Mexico Seri Cultural Center - information about the Seri culture.
Yucatec Mayan World - links, photos, and information about the Maya of the Yucatan Peninsula and the Book of the Chilam Balam (the Jaguar Prophet). Travel resources including archaeological fieldwork listings, diving links, and more. Offers customized tours.
Aztec Student Teacher Resource Center - Aztec history, culture, religion, medicine, with illustration section for student download.
Aztec Transformation of Central Mexico's Landscape and Mind
Aztecs - designed to educate children in this ancient civilization.
Aztecs/Mexicas
Indigenous Peoples of
Quetzalcoatl: Myth, Man, Legend - devoted to the study of the myth, and the legend.
Resources on Aztec and Maya Law - compiled by Mike Widener of the Tarlton Law Library at the University of Texas-Austin.
Tenochtitlán@
Tlahuica Culture - archaeological
fieldwork and publications on the Tlahuica, the Aztec peoples of Morelos,
Magic Tales of
Spirit of La Llorona, The - offering several versions of a tragic legend concerning a young woman and her child.
Citation Information
The Global Dance. Ed.Marina Baratian. 1 May 2001. Brevard Community College.
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