Hispanic Heritage Month:
September 15 - October 15, 2005
Mexico
Presented by Gwen Gregory September 22, 2005
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A Short Introduction to Mexico |
Britannica
Online
http://search.eb.com/search?ct=&query=mexico&submit.x=0&submit.y=0
Articles for the Encyclopaedia Britannica, Britannica Student Encyclopedia,
and more.
CIA
World Factbook: Mexico
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/mx.html
U.S. government-produced resource with current statistics
Wikipedia article on Mexico
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico
From the free communal encyclopedia. You can add to this article!
Mexonline
http://www.mexonline.com/
Online guide to Mexico in English. Covers a wide variety of topics.
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Tourist Information |
People's Guide to Mexico
http://www.peoplesguide.com/index.html
Respected guide to travel alternatives in Mexico.
The library also has the book at: F
1209 .F72 1998
Lonely
Planet Mexico
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/north-america/mexico
Information from the popular Lonely Planet travel guide series.
Visit
Mexico
http://www.visitmexico.com/wb2/Visitmexico/Visi_Home?Pais=null&idm=en
Official site from the Mexican Ministry of Tourism
For more travel resources, search in the TIGER and Prospector catalogs under the subject Mexico Description and Travel.
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Geography and Government Information |
Directory of Mexican Government
http://www.directorio.gob.mx/
Official directory of the Mexican government on the web. In Spanish.
Maps of Mexico
http://www.maps-of-mexico.com/
Free maps of all areas of Mexico
EmbassyWorld's
Maps of Mexico
http://www.embassyworld.com/maps/Maps_Of_Mexico.html
List of links to various maps of Mexico, including states and cities.
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Mexican News and Publications Online |
El Universal/The
Herald
http://www2.eluniversal.com.mx/pls/impreso/ol_miami.html
English language news from Mexico City
Mexican Newspapers
from Zona Latina
http://www.zonalatina.com/Zlpapers.htm#MEXICO
Mostly in Spanish
LANIC Mexico
http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/mexico/
Extensive collection of articles and publications from the Latin American
Network Information Center (University of Texas)
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Colorado College Connections with Mexico |
CC
Semester in Oaxaca, Mexico
http://www.coloradocollege.edu/dept/RL/SPANISH-HOUSE%20old/pagsweb/portadasemestreenoax.htm
Live with a family in Oaxaca, earn CC credit, and practice your Spanish
CC Spanish
House
http://www.coloradocollege.edu/Dept/RL/SPANISH-HOUSE/
Residence hall with emphasis on speaking Spanish
SOMOS
http://www.coloradocollege.edu/students/somos/index.asp
CC student group for those interested in learning about and participating
in the Latino culture
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Finding Information at Tutt Library |
Search our TIGER
catalog at http://tiger.coloradocollege.edu/.
You can do a word search on terms you are interested in.
Connect the terms with the word AND
EXAMPLES: Mexico and travel Maya and religion
To find movies from Mexico, do a subject search using the term Foreign Films and Spanish. You can also search only the Audiovisual Catalog using words like Mexico or Mexican.
EXAMPLE: Foreign Films Spanish
You can use these same search strategies to find and borrow materials through
the Prospector system.
