Geography and Culture

GLIN: Great Lakes Information Network. Great Lakes Commission, 2004.
National Anthems. National Anthems Info, 2009.
National Geographic.com. National Geographic Society, 2004.
Travel.State.Gov: Bureau of Consular Affairs.
U.S. Department of State, 2008.
Ukrainian Language, Culture and Travel Page.
Linda Hodges, 2004.
U.S. Census Bureau.
World Book Fact Book. (Major source of information
about countries gathered and compiled by the CIA.) CIA, 2008.
World Guide. The Lonely Planet, 2008.
World Time Server.com. Chaos Software Group, Inc., 2004.
xe.com The full Universal Currency Converter. XE.com, 2004. Reports for some of the tsunami affected areas courtesy of ProQuest for Sri Lanka, Indonesia, and

Thailand, the three countries suffering the greatest devastation:

The Hungry Planet: What the world Eats, part 1. Time Magazine.
The Hungry Planet: What the world East, part 2. Time Magazine.
The Hungry Planet: What the world Eats, part 3. Time Magazine.

Spanish

Learn Spanish. (Free online tutorial.) Spanish Learning Resources, 2004.
Lingolex - Learn Spanish. Lingolex.com.
Preterito vs. Imperfecto. Bohlke, Creighton University.

Mexico
Culture
ABC-CLIO World Geography database.
(Use Kenowa hyperlink to the Geography database.)
ABC-CLIO, 2008.

Mexicoline.com. (Find information on official & religious Mexican holidays.) MexOnline.com. LLC, 2004.

Multi-Cultural Calendar. (Lots of information on Holidays.) KIDLINK, 2003.

World Guide. The Lonely Planet, 2004.

Spanish speaking countries
ABC-CLIO World Geography database.
(Use Kenowa hyperlink to the Geography database.)
ABC-CLIO, 2008.
Culture connect. CultureConnect.com, 2000.
Foder's.
Frommers - Central and South America.
Lonely Planet.com

Costa Rica
Background Notes: Costa Rica. U.S. Department of State, June 2000.
Costa Rica. Theodora.com, 2004
CIA World Factbook and the Library of Congress Country Studies.
Costa Rica: Land of pure life. The Living Edens, PBS, 2004.
CostaRica.org.
Plant map of Costa Rica. Missouri Botanical Garden.
VisitCostaRica.com

Nicaragua
Nicaragua-Vianica.com
El Salvador
El Salvador, Lonely Planet.
VisitElSalvador.com
Guatemala
VisitGuatemala.com
Panama
VisitPanama.com
Honduras
Honduras. Lonely Planet.

Christmas and holidays
A search for the meaning of
Christmas. Tech Direct, Inc., 2000.
Celebrating Christmas in Mexico -
Posadas. MexOnline.com, LLC., 2004.
Christmas in Mexico. Northmont Area
Community Network, 1996.
Christmas in Spain. W. C. Egan, 2001.
Desde la Cocina. May Herz, Inside Mexico, 2004.
Feliz Navidad - Making Merry in Mexico.
Mexico connect, 2004.
History of the Pinata. Wendy Devlin, 1999, Mexico connect, 2004.
Las Posadas. Gaceta Consular, 1996. Mexico connect, 2004.
The Legend of the Poinsettia. Paul Ecke Ranch.
Los Reyes Magos. Escuela Internacional.
Olvera Street. Rondeau, 2006.
Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of the Americas. Sancta.org.
Our Lady of Guadalupe. Wikipedia, 2004.
Pinata. Wikipedia, 2004.
Pinatas boast deep historical roots. Dale Hoyt Palfrey, 2001,
Mexico connect, 2004.
Pointsettia History and Lore. The Poinsettia Pages,
University of Illinois Extension.

Pointsettia: Plant of the Month, History of the Poinsettia. Horticulture Update, Nov/Dec. 2000, Texas Agricultural Extension Service.
Posadas. Wikipedia, 2004.
The Story of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
Three Kings Day. las Culturas.com

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Mexican Revolution
Pancho Villa 1878 - 1923. Mexico Connect, 2004.
Pancho Villa Home Page. Ojinaga.com.

General resources
ABC-CLIO World Geography database.
(Use Kenowa hyperlink to the Geography database.)
ABC-CLIO, 2008.
Ask Asia: A K-12 resource of the Asia Society.
Asia Society, 2004.
Castles of the World. Castles of the World, 2007. (Reference for castles, palaces and monasteries including: castle tours, medieval architecture, hotels, travel, plans, weddings, castles for sale, souvenirs, books, directory, site of the week, history, armor and swords.)
CountryReports.org. (Information on countries, weather,
and flags.) CountryReports.org, 2004.
Electronic Embassy: A resource of and for the
Washington, D. C. foreign embassy community.
Stapleton-Gray & Associations, Inc, 2004.
The Euro: Our Currency. The European Commission, 2004.
Flags of All Countries. (Great site for flags and facts about countries.) Photius Coutsoukis, Information Technology
Associates, 2004.
Flags Of The World. (Great site for flags and maps.)
Flags of the World, 2004.
Foreign Language resources (from Spring 04 inservice)

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French
The French Tutorial. Herve Foucher, 2004.
French Language Resource Center. (French language resources including links, maps, transparencies.) Houghton Mifflin.
LanguageGuide.org, Francais. (Guide for French grammar),
LanuguageGuide.org, Thomas Blackmon.

France
France and its regions
ABC-CLIO World Geography database.
(Use Kenowa hyperlink to the Geography database.)
ABC-CLIO, 2005.
Liore Valley. Franceway.
Mairie de Bordeaux. Mairie de Bordeaux, 1996.
Nice Cote d'Azur.
Normandie Web.
Office de Tourisme de Bordeaux.
Provence. Franceway.
Region Centre.
Welcome to Geneva. Geneva Tourism, 2005.
WesternLoire.com

French Food
10000 Recettes. 1000-Recettes.com.
A Passion for Cheese. Fromages.com, 1997.
At home with Patricia Wells. Patricia Wells, Ltd., 2005.
Cooking.com Recetees de Cuisine. Cooking2000, 2005.
chez Clement Restaurant.
Cuisinons.com: Recette Astuce Menu Vin.
EVA from Paris, 2000.
French Cuisine. About, Inc., 2005.
French Food and Cook. French food and cook, 2004.
Food Network. Scripps Networks, 2005.
Restaurant le Piolet.
laProvence. Terralis.

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