Vivid color illustrations accompany poems by such writers as Alma Flor Ada, F. Isabel Campoy, Mar?a Elena Walsh and Jos? Mart? representing the literature of Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Argentina, Mexico, Cuba, and Spain as well as Hispanic folklore.
Offers a country-by-country overview of Latin America, providing information on its people, governments, economy, imports and exports, history, military conflicts, cultures, religion, and other related topics.
where are--Gran Colombia, La Plata, and Dutch Guiana?
Rice, Earle
2008
Explores places in Latin America that have changed names over the course of their history, including Gran Colombia, La Plata, Dutch Guiana, and others, and looks at the political and geographic reasons for the changes.
Presents the essays, proclamations, and letters of Sim?n Bol?var, the liberator of South America in the early nineteenth century, and details the problems of the region and his ideas on political organization.
A look at US involvement in Latin America and how it has affected the region. Discover also why, while once welcome, most countries would like the United States to go away and let the countries of Latin America govern themselves.
