1. The World Wide Web Virtual Library: Indigenous Studies CWIS George Manuel Librar GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS indigenous peoples. of LATIN america south america peoples OF OTHER south americaN REGIONS. (Forthcoming). general Links for south america as a Whole http://www.cwis.org/wwwvl/indig-vl.html

The WWW Virtual Library Alphabetical Category Subtree Library of Congress The World Wide Web Virtual Library: INDIGENOUS STUDIES The Center For World Indigenous Studies (CWIS) and the Chief George Manuel Library are pleased to support and contribute to the development and maintenance of the World Wide Web Virtual Library The Indigenous Studies Virtual Library provides links to: General Indigenous Studies Resources I ndigenous Resources for Africa Indigenous Resources for Asia and the Middle East Indigenous Resources for Indigenous Resources for Europe Indigenous Resources for North America Indigenous Resources for the Pacific Other Useful Resources Other World Wide Web Virtual Library Sites If you wish to register a resource with the Indigenous Studies WWW Virtual Library, please use our Site Submission Form . For other inquiries, please e-mail the Chief George Manuel Library Librarian This site is maintained in conjunction with the Australian National University's Aboriginal Studies WWW Virtual Library Circumpolar WWW Virtual Library containing links to Circumpolar Indigenous resources.

2. Mythology's Mything Links For Latin America: South America's Andean Peoples (Per GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS indigenous peoples. of LATIN america south america. Andean peoples other looks at Lake Titicaca. (Related links explore general overviews of various topics.) http://www.mythinglinks.org/ip~peru.html

MYTHING LINKS Kathleen Jenks, Ph.D. GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS: INDIGENOUS PEOPLES of LATIN AMERICA: SOUTH AMERICA Andean Peoples: Map from Lonely Planet Author's Note: The Andean origin myths begin with Lake Titicaca on the border between Bolivia and Peru. So we too will begin there, high on the Andean plateau, 12,500 feet above the sea, where blue waters, rock and winds all touch and intermingle..... Lake Titicaca Lake Titicaca's Island of the Sun (From The Mountain Institute : also see below) http://www.mc.maricopa.edu/anthro/lost_tribes/aymara/aymara.html This is an excellent 8-page excerpt by Alan Kolata from his book, Valley of the Spirits: a Journey into the Lost Realm of the Aymara (1996). It is a well written, carefully researched report on variant versions of the origination myth of the creator god, Viracocha, who rose from the waters of Lake Titicaca and from there designed all of creation. If you love lore, don't miss this one. http://www.mountain.org/text/isleofsun.html This brief, but beautifully photographed (images are clickable) site on Lake Titicaca's Island of the Sun comes from West Virginia's prestigious The Mountain Institute (some of their work is sponsored by the National Geographic Society): Deified by the Tiahuanaco culture, Titicaca is still honored today as a sacred site connected to Viracocha, the Inca creator deity associated with mountain cults and water.

3. Indigenous Peoples Fourth World Documentation Project presents primary sources concerning indigenous people in Latin america and the rest of the hemisphere. south america. North america. general NORTH america. 9616746.TXT - E/CN.4/Sub.2/AC.4/1996/3/Add.1 Health and indigenous peoples http://www.law.ecel.uwa.edu.au/intlaw/indigenous_people.htm

Indigenous Peoples GENERAL Center for World Indigenous Studies(CWIS) A Leading Internet Site for Indienous Studies Fourth World Documentation Project(CWIS) Presents Excellent and Very Extensive Online Access to Fourth World Documents: Covers Africa; Europe; Asia; the Americas; Melanesia; Polynesia; Micronesia; Tribal and Inter-Tribal; International; United Nations; Treaties. Site Search Engine The World Wide Web Virtual Library - Indigenous Studies (Center for World Indigenous Studies - CWIS) Links to General Indigenous Studies Resources and Indigenous Resources for Africa, Asia and the Middle East, North, Circumpolar, Central and South America, Europe, Pacific, Australia Bill Henderson's Aboriginal Links Comprehensive. Well arranged. Succinct. Excellent First-Nations Aboriginal Links (First-Nations.com) Collection of Links to Sites dealing with International Issues, Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, Maori and Mexico Settlers in Support of Indigenous Sovereignty (S.I.S.I.S)

4. FWDP -- North, Central And South American Documents North, south and Central american Documents North america. general NORTH america.9616746.TXT - E/CN.4/Sub.2/AC.4/1996/3/Add.1 Health and indigenous peoples - http://www.cwis.org/americas.html

The Fourth World Documentation Project North, South and Central American Documents North America General North America Canada Mexico ... Central and South America North America GENERAL NORTH AMERICA 96-16746.TXT - E/CN.4/Sub.2/AC.4/1996/3/Add.1 Health and Indigenous Peoples - Statments by the Four Directions Council, Coordinating Association of Indigenous Communities in El Salvador, CHIRAPAQ, Legal Committee on Self-Sufficient Development for the Autochthonous Peoples of the Andes, and the Indigenous Parliament of America - UNWGIP 14th Session 12 June 1996 NFC_JOE.TXT - Keynote Address by Joe DeLaCruz to the National Fisheries Conference, Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs, National Indian Brotherhood 5/20/80 NWPACTRT.TXT - The 1994 Pacific Northwest Treaty - Multilateral treaty between Indian Nations in the Northwest U.S. and Canada NWPACBAK.TXT - Background and List of Objectives - 1994 Pacific Northwest Treaty CANADA 1ST_NAT.TXT ABOR_SOV.TXT - Aboriginal Rights and the Sovereignty of Countries (including a case study of the Canadian Arctic) by Marc Denhez, Inuit Tapirisat of Canada ABORDECL.TXT

5. Mythinglinks: Indigenous Peoples Of Latin America: South America are now dying along with the indigenous peoples who respect peoples OF OTHER southamericaN REGIONS (Forthcoming). general Links for south america as a Whole http://www.mythinglinks.org/ip~southamerica.html

MYTHING LINKS Kathleen Jenks, Ph.D. GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS: INDIGENOUS PEOPLES of LATIN AMERICA: SOUTH AMERICA "Tropical Jungle" Casilda Pinche Sanchez a young artist and teacher at the Amazon Project Author's note As a very young child growing up in western Michigan, my knowledge of South America began with a terror of the huge snakes in her vast jungles I often had nightmares of being crushed by an enormous boa constrictor. I would awake, barely able to breathe. South America terrified me. Yet in the 8th grade I read Hudson's Green Mansions and fell in love with Rima, the bird-girl, who moved with such grace and beauty through the trees. After that, South America was equally nightmare and ecstatic wonder, snake and magical bird, death and life, breath-stopping constriction and utter freedom. As a young adult, I slowly made my peace with the great snakes in my psyche, as well as in the rain forests. But the nightmare didn't end. From the 1960's onward, I became painfully aware that the habitat of those snakes and birds was being destroyed, mile by mile, inch by inch, as the rain forests vanished along with rare flowers, herbs, trees, and countless species. Today, as a crone, when I think of South America, I think first of the Rain Forests and my heart constricts exactly as if an anaconda were crushing me, but there's no anaconda now, there's something far worse an awareness of the fragile beauty being destroyed. If we, as a species, destroy the jungle's medicinal plants that might cure our worst diseases, a cynic might argue that that's

6. Researching Indigenous Peoples Rights Under International Law indigenous, first nations, aboriginal, human rights research, researching, international law North america. south america. Asia. Australia. New Zealand has seldom considered indigenous peoples rights separately from the concerns of the general matters of international law. http://intelligent-internet.info/law/ipr2.html

RESEARCHING INDIGENOUS PEOPLES RIGHTS UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW Steven C. Perkins This is a revision of a document prepared for presentation at the 1992 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Law Libraries. It may be reproduced for non-profit educational use if this notice appears on the reproduction. Table of Contents I: Introduction Background Definitions Legal Arguments Present Activities ... Self Determination This Indigenous Peoples' Web Ring site is owned by Steven C. Perkins Previous 5 Sites Previous Next ... Join the Ring RESEARCHING INDIGENOUS PEOPLES RIGHTS UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW Steven C. Perkins This is a revision of a document prepared for presentation at the 1992 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Law Libraries. It may be reproduced for non-profit educational use if this notice appears on the reproduction. INTRODUCTION This paper was originally produced in 1992, prior to the INTERNET and the explosion of information it has engendered. In updating it, I have tried to create links to online materials on indigenous peoples rights under international law. This paper is not meant to be a comprehensive guide to information on indigenous people. It is meant to be a guide to researching international law and indigenous peoples rights. Since this paper was finished, S James Anaya has published an excellent treatise on this area

7. Fact Sheet No.9(Rev.1), The Rights Of Indigenous Peoples Indian Council of south america, Indian Law Resource Centre, indigenous World Association, International the subject of indigenous peoples' rights in general is indicated by the http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu6/2/fs9.htm

Français Español Fact Sheet No.9 (Rev.1), The Rights of Indigenous Peoples About Fact Sheets An objective of the Decade is the promotion and protection of the rights of indigenous people and their empowerment to make choices which enable them to retain their cultural identity while participating in political, economic and social life, with full respect for their cultural values, languages, traditions and forms of social organization PROGRAMME OF ACTIVITIES FOR THE INTERNATIONAL DECADE OF THE WORLD'S INDIGENOUS PEOPLE (1995-2004) (para. 4), General Assembly resolution 50/157 of 21 December 1995, annex. Contents: Introduction Annexes: I. Questionnaire for applications for financial assistance from the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Populations II. Procedures for participation by organizations of indigenous people in the open-ended inter-sessional working group established by the Commission on Human Rights to elaborate a draft declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples III. Programme of activities for the International Decade of the World's Indigenous People IV.

8. The Cambridge History Of The Native Peoples Of The Americas 2 Part Set - Cambrid ideaoriented history’, emphasizing the development of general themes instead ison self-perceptions of the indigenous peoples of south america at various http://books.cambridge.org/0521333938.htm

Home Catalogue Related Areas: History - General Area Studies Cambridge History of the Native Peoples of the Americas New titles Email For updates on new titles in: History - General Area Studies The Cambridge History of the Native Peoples of the Americas 2 Part Set Volume 3 , South America (Parts 1 and 2) Edited by Frank Salomon, Stuart Schwartz In stock Contributors Frank Salomon, Stuart Schwartz, Robin Wright, Luis Lumbreras, Luis Miguel Glave, Neil Whitehead, Juan Carlos Garavaglia, Jonathan Hill, Thierry Saignes, Brooke Larson, Sabine MacCormack, Thomas Lynch, Anna C. Roosevelt, Izumi Shimada, Juan and Judith Villamarin, Louis Allaire, Mario Rivera, Craig Morris, Maria Rostworowski de Diez Canseco, Karen Spalding, John Monteiro, Kristine Jones, A. C. Taylor, James Saeger, Mauela Carneiro da Cunha, Xavier Albo, David Maybury-Lewis Sample chapter Download sample chapter Contents Cambridge University Press 2001. Security Order by phone (+44 (0)1223 326050) or fax (+44 (0)1223 326111).

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10. Eco-Portal: Forests/Forest Regions/South America Amazon Basin to advance indigenous peoples' rights and maps and information regardingSouth america's forest types Region and Amazonia in general (Added Fri http://www.eco-portal.com/Forests/Forest_Regions/South_America/welcome.asp

Home Forests Forest Regions : South America the entire directory only this category More search options Categories: Brazil Central America Links: Amanaka'a Amazon Network - works directly with Amazon leaders in support of their projects for survival, human rights, the environment, health, sustainable development, education, and more (Added: Thu Jan 11 2001 Hits: 2676 Rating: 5.00 Votes: 7) Rate It Amazon Alliance for Indigenous and Traditional Peoples of the Amazon Basin - a partnership between indigenous and traditional peoples of the Amazon and groups and individuals who share their concerns for the future of the Amazon and its peoples (Added: Fri Jan 26 2001 Hits: 1128 Rating: 1.00 Votes: 1) Rate It Amazon Animals - information on a variety of tropical rainforest animals, providing a look at the wide variety of animals from small insects to large mammals (Added: Sat Mar 17 2001 Hits: 2754 Rating: 6.40 Votes: 5) Rate It Amazon Conservation Team, The - pioneers new conservation strategies by combining indigenous knowledge with Western science to understand, document and preserve the biological and cultural diversity of the Amazon (Added: Mon Feb 05 2001 Hits: 496 Rating: 6.67 Votes: 3)

11. The Mequens Of South America Recent History Link back to general Index Back to general Index, Mequens south america. butwidely suppressed, use of herbal medicine among the indigenous peoples. http://www.fpcn-global.org/tribes/americas/south/mequens/recent-history.html

Back to General Index Friends of Peoples Close to Nature F.P.C.N. Mequens - South America In 1993 and 1994 FPCN paid for a local nurse from indian descent to work in the Mequens land. Her work was in promoting the traditional, but widely suppressed, use of herbal medicine among the indigenous peoples. The Mequens in the centre of the Brazilian state of Rondonia are, like all the other neighbouring aborigines, victims of the World Bank Polonoreste road project. This project, carried out in the 80's, resulted in the now almost complete deforestation of Rondonia, which is approximately the size of Germany. This has in turn lead to the genocide of numerous indigenous peoples, resulting in almost complete ethnocide, of the few remaining aboriginal cultures. FPCN is unable to further support the Mequens peoples at present due to lack of manpower and finances. Link Back to Our General Index Our Ethos Tribal ... In FdN Germany FdN - Homepage Verschiedenes Afrika Asien Melanesien Organisationen Christentum Forum Naturvoelker Contact FPCN's webmaster to have your site and/or articles linked or published here.

12. Anthropology @ UC Davis - General Information 140B. Cultures and Societies of East and south Africa. 141A. 142. peoples of theMiddle East. 143A. 146. indigenous peoples of Mexico and Central america. 147. http://www.anthro.ucdavis.edu/antnew/general/courses.aspx

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13. NativeWeb Resources: State Relations Asamblea general del Fondo Indígena (Chile, Mayo 1997). More sites on www.nativeweb.org. DeclarationOf indigenous peoples of the World, south america, 110. http://www.nativeweb.org/resources/speeches_statements_essays/statements/state_r

Home Login Contact Us Resources for Indigenous Cultures around the World Resources Community Services About Us Resource Center Internet Links Nations Index Geographic Region Index Search the Site ... Top 5 Percent Hosted Resources Hosted Pages NativeLaw News NativeTech Site Information Get your FREE EMAIL @NativeWeb.Net! Community About Us Hosting Information ... Statements State Relations Resources: 21 listings Name and Description Nation Location Hits Barbados III: On Democracy and Diversity Caribbean Islands Rio de Janeiro, December 1993 Colombia: Consolidating liberation South America The conflicts which have surfaced in the north of CAUCA where our organization has seen itself confronted by some of the directors of the communist party, the Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, (FARC) necessitates some explanation. Consejo Político del Movimiento Indio Tupaq Katari (MITKA) Aymara South America El Consejo Político de Mallkus y Amawt'as del MOVIMIENTO INDIO TUPAQ KATARI (MITKA) viendo la pudredumbre de la "alta Sociedad" o la Casta política de Bolivia analiza y confirma los siguientes aspectos desintegradores del Estado boliviano. Patamarka (El Alto), 15 de julio de 2001. CRIC Statement on M-19 Guerrillas South America We reject the declaration of the M-19 guerrilla movement which was announced by radio September 6, 1986.

14. Hands Around The World, Indian Cultures From Around The World, Hands Around The general Anthropology/Archeology/Indian Sites. Abya Yala Net presents informationon indigenous peoples in Mexico, Central, and south america. http://indian-cultures.com/Cultures/Links.html

Hands Around the World Indian Cultures from Around the World General Mexican and South American Indian Links Web Text Translators iTools FreeTranslation.com Translate-free.com AltaVista translation General Anthropology/Archeology/Indian Sites A Guide to Internet Resources in Anthropology - Richard H. Robbins at the State University of New York at Plattsburgh Aboriginal Arts and Culture on UT-LANIC Anthropology Internet Resources from Western Connecticut State University Department of Social Sciences Anthropology Resources on the internet Anthropology Resource on the Internet - American Anthropological Association Ethnologue - the Americas Center for Indigenous Studies - links Native/Indigenous Cultures - web resources NativeNet - numerous people in all parts of the world using computer-based electronic communications technology to share information and ideas about indigenous peoples NativeWeb - Resources for Indigenous Cultures around the World Index of Native American Resources on the Internet Ethnography and Film Indian Web Sites Athena Review Guide to Archaeology on the Internet Internet Resources on Native Americans - Washington State University Native American Indian Resources Stiching Vada Your Portal to the Multicultural World History of Biomedicine - Indigenous Cultures Useful Web Sites for Tribal Libraries Americanindian.net

15. Joint Indigenous Peoples' Letter To UN Member States, UN General Assembly, Octob support of the general Assembly for Congress (International) indigenous peoples'Biodiversity Network Council (North america, south america) indigenous World http://www.treatycouncil.org/section_21134.htm

International Indian Treaty Council CONSEJO INTERNACIONAL DE TRATADOS INDIOS “WORKING FOR THE RIGHTS AND RECOGNITION OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES" To: UN Member State Delegations at the Fifth Committee of the General Assembly, 56th Session 10 October 2001 Dear Sir/Madam; We, the undersigned Indigenous peoples and organizations, would like to draw the attention of the General Assembly to questions related to the budget for the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. Allow us to also draw your attention to the fact that Indigenous peoples worldwide (1) want the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues to have a Separate Secretariat; and (2) want the Secretariat of the Permanent Forum to be staffed by qualified Indigenous persons. Financing of the activities of the Permanent Forum: The success of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues depends very much on the financial arrangements for its activities. We hold the view, that it is crucial that the General Assembly, through the Regular Budget of the UN, provide the necessary financial resources for the functioning of the Forum, including the establishment of a separate secretariat. Moreover, we strongly encourage governments to support the functioning of the Permanent Forum through voluntary financial contributions.

16. Introduction To IBIS’ Program/Work In South America The general objective of Ibis south america´s regional programme is to supportthe men and women of indigenous peoples and their organizations, within the http://www.ibis.dk/arkiv/tema/olie/articles/background.html

www.ibis.dk ibis@ibis.dk Ibis has been working in South America for the last 16 years and the last 5 years the program has been focused on support to the indigenous population and their organizations. Ibis´ South America programme includes Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru, with Bolivia as the major program. The major part of the work in the Andean Region is presently concentrated on the indigenous population of the lowlands, but both in Bolivia and Ecuador, several smaller projects in the highlands are being supported, in order to reach a more equal intervention in lowland and highland. The general objective of Ibis South America´s regional programme is to support the men and women of indigenous peoples and their organizations, within the Andean-Amazon countries, in their struggle for the recognition and exercise of their collective rights as peoples within the National States. Ibis gives priority to the processes that promote the indigenous movement in its quest for cultural recognition and defense of their rights as nations and peoples, as stated in ILO´s agreement 169. Ibis has chosen to support the indigenous movement, because their struggle contribute to the democratization of the States and Societies of the region, as it is considered that the recognition of indigenous rights can contribute to and enrich the general processes of decentralization and political participation.

17. Abstracts - 65th IFLA Council And General Conference jointly with government and other indigenous peoples in the countries inhabited bySaami peoples as the Saami south america TWO CASES FROM VENEZUELA AND PERU. http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla65/65sate1.htm

65th IFLA Council and General Conference Bangkok, Thailand, August 20 - August 28, 1999 Abstracts Beyond Print : Using the Internet for Preservation and Stimulation of Local Culture Steve Cisler Board Member, Association for Community Networking Abstract: In the past, the Internet has been focused on North American written English, but this is changing rapidly. The spread of low cost equipment, cheaper connectivity, and new software tools has allowed ethnic groups, minority cultures, and institutions that support diverse populations and languages to use the Internet to link diaspora groups far from home, support language preservation efforts with online web sites, multilingual databases, and experiment with digital story-telling techniques that combine traditional methods with unusual uses of new media. The social organization needed to make use of this technology is a key concern for libraries that wish to play a supporting role in these innovative efforts. Brief version of presentation Slides [Adobe Acrobat PDF : 2,180 KB] Arctic Circumpolar Route: Traditional Knowledge, and Its Role For Wildlife Management and Utilization by Indigenous Peoples Lloyd Binder, President, Kunnek Resource Development Corporation; and Research Associate, Arctic Institute of North America (AINA)

18. Voice Of Indigenous Peoples - A Book Review By Scott London book includes a Foreword by Secretary general Boutros Boutros brief reports on thestruggles of indigenous peoples in 1) Central and south america, 2) North http://www.scottlondon.com/reviews/ewen.html

VOICE OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES Native People Address the United Nations Edited by Alexander Ewen Clear Light Publishers, 1994, 176 pages In their own way, each of the book's sections shed light on the global nature of the plight facing indigenous people: the disappearance of diversity and traditional ways of life, ecological degradation, repression of native rights movements, and the loss of vital knowledge about how to live in harmony with the environment. The statements made by the nineteen indigenous representatives describe these issues with examples drawn from their own cultures. Anderson Muutang Urud of the Kelabit tribe of Sarawak, Malaysia, points out that his people have lost their native forest lands to logging companies. "Our lives are threatened by company goons," he says. "Our women are being raped by loggers who invade our villages. While the companies get rich from our forests, we are condemned to live in poverty and eventual genocide." Davi Yanomami of the Yanomami tribe of the Amazon Valley describes the invasion of garimpeiros (gold miners) who not only ravage their lands but exploit his people and spread disease. Thomas Banyacya, a Native American Hopi elder, talks about the costs to his people of the Navajo-Hopi Land Settlement Act of 1974 which mandated the removal of Navajos and Hopis from their native lands, ostensibly to resolve conflicting claims to land between the two groups, but largely as a result of pressure by mining and energy industries.

19. General Essay On The Religions Of Latin America of people in Central and south america it was and the Spanish conquered Latin americaand prohibited by Europeans on the indigenous peoples generated various http://philtar.ucsm.ac.uk/encyclopedia/latam/geness.html

General Essay on the Religions of Latin America The first contingent of humans arrived in North America from Asia during the glacial age which began some 40 thousand years ago. From North America they entered Central America sometime between 13 000 BCE and 7500 BCE spreading from there to South America. Relatively little is known about the inhabitants of Latin America during this period since our knowledge about them is based solely on excavations. However, despite the early arrival of people in Central and South America it was not until 2000 BCE that the first permanent villages showing some kind of social organisation appeared, leading to the formation of high civilisations and social stratification such as the Olmecs that flourished around 1300 BCE or the Mayas that appeared in the first millenium BCE. The settlements in Latin America varied immensely from one place to another. While societies such as the Inca of the Andes and the Maya, Olmec and Aztec of Central America developed a high level of culture, others kept a rather tribal structure. Generalisation about these cultures is, therefore, problematic. In spite of these differences it is possible to identify certain common characteristics in both high civilizations and tribal societies such as animism, a cult of ancestors and continuity between religion and political power. In some societies the mediation between the supernatural and the natural was done through a hierarchically organized body of priests, in other societies a more democratic kind of shamanistic practice was stronger.

20. Clearing House Approved Part Of The History/Social Studies Web focus questions followed by more general discussion questions This site presents informationon indigenous peoples in Mexico, Central, and south america. http://my.execpc.com/~dboals/s-amer.html

Part of the History/Social Studies Web Site for K-12 Teachers Non-Western History Non-Western History - ASIA/PACIFIC - CENTRAL/SOUTH AMERICA - CHINA/JAPAN - AFRICA - MIDDLE EAST - INDIA - GENERAL/CROSS-CULTURAL ASIA/PACIFIC CENTRAL/SOUTH AMERICA CHINA/JAPAN AFRICA ... GENERAL/CROSS-CULTURAL CENTRAL/SOUTH AMERICA Search this site powered by FreeFind Olmec Yahoo listing on the Civilization. National Geographic Magazine @ nationalgeographic.com An expert team searches the Andean cloud forest for the last unlooted tombs of an ancient warrior people. The site also links to a collection of offsite resources on the topics of the major articles. As often happens with Internet site for paper Journals and magazines, two popups clutter the presentation as you exit the site. ARTS AND HISTORY-VIRTUAL FORUM OF MEXICAN CULTURE Mesoamerican Photo Archives "The purpose of this web site is to educate and stimulate the public with both accurate information and beautiful photographs of Mesoamerican archaeology. Within these photo galleries, you will find full-color photographs of archaeological sites and museums from all over Mexico, complete with detailed captions." Middle American Research Institute Teotihuacan Home Page Includes introductory pages, recent excavation reportsand links to other Mesoamerican sites.

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