Spanish Resources: Cultural

content related to the history and culture of Latin America, including images of works of art and architecture, from traditional forms to contemporary works, as well as photographs of historical events and figures

Conoce y ubica actividades culturales de México y haz tu propia agenda cultural.

This site includes the customs, rites and traditions in the celebration of Christmas and the Feast of the Three Kings in the Spanish-speaking countries. The collection includes reading texts, images and sound clips of music and interviews, e.g., children from Argentina describing particular family rituals. The site may be especially beneficial for binlingual and immersion programs. Since every country is represented, the site is ideal for developing a great variety of themes around the central idea of Christmas. There is also a webpage dedicated to the Jewish celebration of "Januka" (Hannuka).

An excellent source of reading material for intermediate proficiency learners. The site offers information about Spain, and countries in Latin America. Each countries provides a variety of short reading articles on interesting topics relating to the country, e.g, La Virgen de Guadalupe (Mexico page).

The site is one of Mexico's national webpages for developing art and culture among elementary and middle school children. This site is ideal for bilingual programs. There is a rich presentation of multimedia materials, e.g., virtual visits to the Zocalo and the Castillo de Chapultepec; pulldown windows with recipes for making the Rosca de Reyes recipe. There are reading selections with visual and sound multimedia effects.

This site is recommended by Yahoo as one of the best sites to visit in the year 2000. It is ideally suited for advanced students doing research on the popular culture of the tango. It includes pages on the history, biographies, tango lyrics,and a lunfardo dictionary among other in-depth information on Argentina's best-loved dance.