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French

The Paris Pages
The famous city, its monuments, transportation, and plenty of other highlights.
 
Christmas traditions In France and Canada
Tells about the ways that the French speaking peoples in France and Canada celebrate Christmas. Very thorough and full of information!
 
The National Assembly
The National Assembly has two main functions : to adopt statutes and to supervise the Government.
 
Tour de France
Enjoy a tour of the various regions of France, brought to you by the Embassy of France in Washington D.C. and the Internet Multicasting Service.
 
Le Monde
Famous daily newspaper from France (in French).
 
Ministere de la culture
The French Ministry of Culture Web Server.
 
WebLouvre: Bienvenue!
Art exhibition based on the famous Louvre in France. Lots of exceptionally well selected art.
 
Eiffel Tower
Link to the Eiffel Tower
 

Spanish Culture Resources

UT-Latin America
The Latin American Network Information Center of the University of Texas. Lots of information and links for countries of Latin America.
 
Yahoo! En español
The online world in Spanish! Links are primarily in the Spanish language.
 
Spain: Culture and Popular Customs
Includes general information on Spain, its climate, history, architecture, popular customs such as Flamenco and bullfighting, the most important Fiestas, regional cooking, night life.... See also the main Spain page for travel information about Spain.
 
Know and Enjoy Mexico
Lots of travel information is available. Choose city, region, activity, hotel chain, airline service state, etc. for more information.
 
Mexico Connect
Explore the culture of Mexico at this website. Note the search engine that allows you to find different information be keyword.
 
Ballet Folklorico de Mexico
One of the most famous cultural assets of Mexico has a website, with images and information about this world famous dance company.
 
The Day of the Dead
"November 1, All Saints Day, and November 2, All Souls Day are marked throughout Mexico by a plethora of intriguing customs that vary widely according to the ethnic roots of each region."
 
Culture of the Andes
Pictures, songs, jokes, dances, and other cultural information from the Andes countries of South America.
 
Spanish Speaking Countries' Food & Drink
Many, many links to information about the nutrition, food and drink of Spanish speaking countries.
 
Comparing Cultural Differences: Mexico with Canada & the United States
According to this website, "Mexico has a different history and thus a different culture and ways of doing and looking at things." It explains some of those differences.
 
El Amante Cine
Film reviews in Spanish. (Monthly magazine in Argentina.)
 
Juegos y Canciones
Descriptions of the games and songs of Spanish speaking cultures.
 

Spanish Literature

Latin American Literature
Collection of links to authors, poets and writers of Latin America. Resources are organized by region and country. Be sure to scroll down the page for access to all of the links.
 
Literatura Argentina Contemporánea
wonderful collection of information about the current writers of Argentina.
 
Miguel de Cervantes
Links to poetry, novels and other information about the great writer of historic Spain.
Other Spanish Language Resources
 
Dictionary of Spanish
"This dictionary has over 54,400 entries with over 10,300 audio pronunciations."
 
Maps of the Americas
A collection of maps of the countries of The Americas. Click on the name of the country whose map you want to see, and it will be displayed.
 
La Nacion de Costa Rica
The daily newspaper of San Jose, Costa Rica.
 

Countries of the World:  General Information

 
Library of Congress: Country Studies
Library of Congress offers this series of online books which provide extensive information on all aspects of the country, its society, natural resources, econony, history, and international relationships.
 
State Department
U.S. Department of State informational archives and documents on countries, organized by regions.
 

Foreign Language News Sources

 
Internet Public Library Newspapers
Connections to hundreds of newspapers, magazines and media throughout the U.S. and the world.
 

General Foreign Language Resources

 
The Weather Channel
International weather reports are included here. Note the "International City Forecasts" option. See the "Maps" section also.
 
Santa Clara County Library
Access to scores of research links.  You need to enter your SCC library card and password.
 
Santa Clara County Library Student eAccount
http://student.sccl.org
Login: S + Student ID number + LASD (for example:  S12345LASD)
Pin: Birth Month and Day (example: May 1st is 0501)


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