Voces de la comunidad

Guillermo Pernot: At this site, you can savor, if only visually, Pernot's culinary creations. You can also order his book, purchase a gift certificate to Pasión, peruse the restaurant's famous menu, and even make reservations for dinner!

¡Conéctate!

1. Aymara Uta: This website is dedicated to the preservation of the traditions of the Aymara Indians of the Andean region. It includes detailed information on native musical instruments, including sound files so that you can hear how each instrument sounds.
   
   
2. Instrumentos Musicales Andinos: Although this website is the personal site of a Chilean student, Samuel Velázquez Quezada, it is one of the best online sources for information about the entire group of Andean musical instruments. He includes photos, descriptions, and in some cases, the history, of a number of Andean instruments.
   
   
3. Escambray: This article is from a newspaper from the Sancti Spíritis Province of Cuba. It offers a succinct description of the Itaipú dam, its history, and features of interest.
   
   
4. Itaipú Binacional: Run by the Paraguayan government, this is one of several official government websites related to the Itaipú dam. It includes information on tourism, the history of the dam, and technical data related to its construction.
   
   
5. Servicio de Apoyo Indígena: This website, run by the Servicio de Apoyo Indígena, is a good starting point for learning about modern-day guaraní culture in Paraguay. It includes information on the present-day situation as well as a historical overview of the past.
   
   
6. University of Mainz: This personal website of Wolf Lustig at the University of Mainz is an amazing source for information on guaraní culture in Paraguay. It is accessible in four languages-German, Spanish, Portuguese, and Guaraní-and has a number of links to other useful sites.
   
   
7. Titicaca al Mundo: Run by the Asociación Titicaca al Mundo, this website focuses on the Puno region of the lake and the aymara culture found there. It includes sections on dance, music, festivals, clothing, and traditions, among other topics.

A leer, Actividad 2

1. Bolivia Web: This is a website devoted to a variety of aspects of Bolivian culture, including cuisine. The URL takes you directly to the recipe for salteñas.
   
   
2. Navidad Latina: This Argentinean website is a Spanish-language website dedicated to the foods, customs, songs, and traditions of Christmas celebrations in Latin America. The URL takes you to a page with a recipe for salteñas and links to other recipes for empanadas.
   
   
3. Soy Gaucho: This website focuses on traditions, foods, clothing, beliefs, and pastimes of the gauchos of southern Latin America. Again, the URL takes you directly to a recipe for salteñas.