J. Clarence Kelly Library   Penn State Greater Allegheny

UNESCO lists the following countries as part of Latin America and the Caribbean:

Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela.

See the BBC country profiles for more information about individual countries or areas.

Collection of Maps of Latin America and the Caribbean - this collection of maps includes historical, modern, country-specific, regional and specialized maps.

BBC News: Americas. This page covers news in both North and South America and the Caribbean; however, you can view news stories by country to limit your results to the specific location you are interested in.

New York Times: Choose a country from the list to find recent NYTimes articles about it.
You may also consult this Guide to Finding NYTimes Articles.

LatinNews.com This website--which provides its content in both English and Spanish--is a useful resource for current news and information on economic and political news in Latin America.

LADB, which is hosted by the University of New Mexico, provides news focused on Latin America as well as resources for high school teachers on incorporating Latin American themes into their curricula.

Penn State Greater Allegheny's del.icio.us page, a collaborative social bookmarking site that is frequently updated with links to news articles on Latin America, the Caribbean, and food security.

Also consult the resource guides below for links to other Latin American and Caribbean news sources.

Mansfield University's International and Area Studies Resources - links to various country profiles, economic studies, human rights and labor reports, statistics, political information and more.

Widmer, Covington and Stewart-Mailhiot's syllabus for Latin American Economic Development at Vanderbilt University, which provides a great bibliography of resources. Many of the resources on the Web they mention can also be found on this page.

Latin American and Iberian Documentary Film List provided by the University of California at Santa Barbara.

The Political Database of the Americas provides a great deal of data on political procedure and policies in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean (In Spanish) Gives economic trends for the LAC area as well as for individual countries.

EIU Country Profiles Gives overviews from The Economist Intelligence Unit of the economic situation in 200 countries, including those in the LAC region. (Updated Annually)

EIU Country Reports: Americas The Economist's Intelligence Unit's region-specific country reports which deal with political climate and economic forecasts. (Updated Monthly)

Research Guides (Food Security)

World Bank Country Studies Statistics provided by the World Bank.

LABORSTA: The Labour Statistics Database Provides labor statistics from countries around the world on topics ranging from employment rates, labor cost, and many more!!

The Food and Agricultural Association of the United Nations (FAO) hosts the World Food Summit to address issues of hunger and poverty around the world, including in Latin America and the Caribbean. They have several websites related to this initiative:

• Monitoring Progress Since the World Food Summit
• Climate Change, Energy, and Food
• World Food Situation Homepage
• FAQs on the Food Crisis

Latin American and Caribbean Food Security Movement Homepage is a multilingual portal with many helpful links.

Handbook of Latin American Studies (Requires PSU Authentication)

Social Sciences Library's Country Analysis Guide - links to resources for analysis of a country's political, social, and economic situation. Includes Background info, Constitutions, Parliaments, Elections, Economic situation, Journal articles, Policy papers, International organizations, Statistics & data

Arts and Humanities Library's Asian Studies Collection - Find e-journals, reference materials and other related links.

Lexis-Nexis Statistical (Requires PSU Authentication)