Latin America
Cultural Profiles Project Funded by the Citizenship and Immigration Canada, this site provides an overview of the life and customs of the profiled country.

Fact Monster

Click on the World link and then select a topic from the almanac.
Latin American Money How much is your money worth in Latin America? Choose this site and select a country to find out.
World Atlas.com Provides information on each country as well as maps, flags, and lots more.
Lonely Planet This link is a website about travel. It provides wonderful maps as well as information on currency, places to visit, how to get around the country and travel warnings. Either choose your country from the map or the pull down menu.
Latin America Information This is an excellent site that provides information on the history, culture, food, travel and much more for each country.
World Fact Book Provides national-level information on countries, territories, and dependencies, but not subnational administrative units within a country.
Library of Congress
Country Studies
Our nation's library is a great source for information.
Background Notes These are background notes the U.S. State Department puts together on countries.
MSU Global Access
This website sponsored by Michigan State University has plenty of information on each country in Latin America and links to other useful US Government websites with relavant information. Just pick a country in the search box and go!
Test your knowledge
Latin America Quiz Unscramble the letters of each country.
Latin America Capitals Test your knowledge of Latin America countries and their capitals.
 

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