South america and S Guide - Resources and Review

Basic reference information about Paraguay, such as area, capital, population, population density, geography, language, religion, time zone, history and government, plus business and social information, including details of accommodation, addresses, climate, regions, travel, visas, passports, money, health and public holidays.
 
Basic reference information about Brazil, such as area, capital, population, population density, geography, language, religion, time zone, history and government, plus business and social information, including details of accommodation, addresses, climate, regions, travel, visas, passports, money, health and public holidays.
 
Basic reference information about Guyana, such as area, capital, population, population density, geography, language, religion, time zone, history and government, plus business and social information, including details of accommodation, addresses, climate, regions, travel, visas, passports, money, health and public holidays.
 
Basic reference information about Peru, such as area, capital, population, population density, geography, language, religion, time zone, history and government, plus business and social information, including details of accommodation, addresses, climate, regions, travel, visas, passports, money, health and public holidays.
 
Basic reference information about Venezuela, such as area, capital, population, population density, geography, language, religion, time zone, history and government, plus business and social information, including details of accommodation, addresses, climate, regions, travel, visas, passports, money, health and public holidays.
 
Links to Internet resources about Paraguay. Headings include arts and culture, economy, education, government, news, travel and tourism.
 
Links to Internet resources about Bolivia. Headings include arts and culture, business and economy, education, government, news and newsgroups, travel and tourism.
 
Information on the flowering plants of Andean South America, presented in English and Spanish. Provides descriptions, photos, and illustrations of flora in specific geographic regions, including Chile, and coastal and Northern Peru. Also features plant checklists for ecoregions such as coastal deserts, montane forests, and inter
Andean valleys.
 
Basic reference information about Suriname, such as area, capital, population, population density, geography, language, religion, time zone, history and government, plus business and social information, including details of accommodation, addresses, climate, regions, travel, visas, passports, money, health and public holidays.
 
Links to Internet resources about Colombia. Headings include academic research resources, art, economy, government, magazines, network and information services, news and newsgroups, radio and television, travel and tourism.
 
Basic reference information about Chile, such as area, capital, population, population density, geography, language, religion, time zone, history and government, plus business and social information, including details of accommodation, addresses, climate, regions, travel, visas, passports, money, health and public holidays.
 
Basic reference information about Argentina, such as area, capital, population, population density, geography, language, religion, time zone, history and government, plus business and social information, including details of accommodation, addresses, climate, regions, travel, visas, passports, money, health and public holidays.
 
Basic reference information about Ecuador, such as area, capital, population, population density, geography, language, religion, time zone, history and government, plus business and social information, including details of accommodation, addresses, climate, regions, travel, visas, passports, money, health and public holidays.
 
Set of political and relief maps produced by the CIA covering Canada, all the countries in Central and South America and the Caribbean.
 
World Health Organization regional office for Latin America and the Caribbean. Offers a range of information on health in the member nations.
 
Based primarily on pioneering research conducted by William Crocker, this resource hosted by the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History aims to educate visitors about the Canela Native Americans of Central Brazil. Offers numerous sections that allow visitors to explore the lives of these little known people by providing artefacts, articles, images, video clips, and information relating to social customs and rituals. Articles are in pdf format and provide analyses of various aspects of Canela life, such as initiation festivals, demographic characteristics, and the Canela relationship with ghosts.
 
Links to Internet resources about Peru. Headings include arts and culture, business and finance, economy, education, flora and fauna, government and politics, languages and literature, network and information services, news and periodicals, sport, travel and tourism.
 
Tables detailing the languages spoken in the countries of North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. Estimates of population currently speaking each language are included.
 
Basic reference information about Bolivia, such as area, capital, population, population density, geography, language, religion, time zone, history and government, plus business and social information, including details of accommodation, addresses, climate, regions, travel, visas, passports, money, health and public holidays.
 
Links to Internet resources about Uruguay. Headings include arts and culture, business and economy, government and politics, network and information services, news and periodicals, travel and tourism.
 
Links to Internet resources about Ecuador. Headings include academic research resources, arts and culture, economy, government, network and information services, news and newsgroups, travel and tourism.
 
Offers historical insight to the ancient cultures that once existed in Mesoamerica and their relevance today. Incorporates all the major archeological sites in precolombian Mesoamerica and Andean South America, with numerous other pages graphically depicting the art, and culture of these regions.
 
A regional, electronic hydrometeorological data network for South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Regional political maps, monthly, time series and climatological hydrometeorological data sets, and monthly temperature and precipitation data sets are freely available. Presented in English, Spanish and Portuguese.
 
Basic reference information about Uruguay, such as area, capital, population, population density, geography, language, religion, time zone, history and government, plus business and social information, including details of accommodation, addresses, climate, regions, travel, visas, passports, money, health and public holidays.
 
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