Latin American Culture History and Archaeology
The term Latin American culture includes all of Spanish speaking and Portuguese speaking countries in the American continents. The northern part of this cultural area includes the ancient Aztec, Maya, Toltec, and Olmec civilizations of the Central American continent. These advanced civilizations make Latin American culture a rich and fascinating study, including the countries of Mexico, Belize, Colombia, Venezuela, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica and the Caribbean Islands.
The southern part of Latin American culture includes most of South America, including the ancient civilizations of Inca, Moche, Nasca, and Tiwanaku. These are listed separately from the northern central American cultures.
This Shockwave-enhanced website is a multimedia production describing several historical projects Institution in Latin American culture conducted by the Smithsonian Institution, including Caribbean archaeology, explorations of South America, and biographies of William Henry Holmes and Alexander Wetmore.
News server website focused on Latin American culture that occasionally includes archaeological stories. English.
From the United States Library of Congress, a compilation of articles and reference material on Latin American culture and history.
The Society for American Archaeology published a quarterly academic journal dedicated to ancient Latin American culture and history. The online website includes tables of contents and abstracts.
The University of Pittsburgh's Latin American Archaeology Database includes archaeological data, in the form of tables and ascii files, concerning Latin American culture studies.
From Simon Fraser, brief, kid-friendly site descriptions of the most important sites in Latin American culture studies, including Palenque, Monte Alban, Machu Picchu and Tiwanaku.
From Bonnie Hamre at About's South America for Visitors, a visitor's guide to the Latin American culture of music, art, and language.
Another discussion group, on topics concerning the Spanish-American borderlands, 1521-1900.
From your About.com guide, resources to central and north America.
