¡Compárate!
- Free Translation: This website offers free translation of short texts in a variety of languages. It also provides quotes for translations of longer texts and projects.
- Babel Fish: Altavista offers this free translation service as an online aid to people who are using their search engine.
- Word2Word: This is the home page for a group of online translation services that offer free translation of small texts in the hope of acquiring clients for larger translation jobs. It also offers links to sites that sell translating dictionaries and software.
- World Lingo: This online translation service provides translations between English and twelve other languages. It also offers online translation services for web browsers and websites.
Voces de la comunidad
The Peace Corps: This is the Spanish-language web page for the U.S. Peace Corps. The organization offers a wide range of opportunities for individuals with a humanities background. Go to this site to learn about available opportunities, to read about the Peace Corps' work in Spanish-speaking countries, and to download an application.
¡Conéctate!
- Momias Chilenas: This is the personal website of Marcos Mateluna Echagüe. Although it is not an official institutional website, it provides a lot of good introductory information and photos. It includes information about the Chilean mummies as well as mummies from around the world.
- Momias Chinchorro de Chile: This website contains information from an article that appeared in National Geographic magazine about the mummies discovered in the Atacama Desert of Chile. It provides detailed information about the discovery and the mummies themselves, as well as many photos and scientific reconstructions.
- Rapanui: This website is run by the Gobierno Regional Quinta Región of Chile. It includes information on tourism to Easter Island as well as history, cultural and geographical information, and maps.
- Consejo de Monumentos Nacionales de Chile: Easter Island was declared a national monument by the Chilean government in 1935. This government-sponsored website includes information on Easter Island as well as other national monument sites of Chile.
- Uruguay Natural: Another site run by the Ministerio de Turismo de Uruguay. The URL takes you to the section Sol y playa, where you can research the Uruguayan coast and beach resorts. Click on Termal on the side menu to learn more about the country's thermal baths.
- Red Académica Uruguaya: This site contains cultural and historical information about Uruguay. The page provides information on gauchos and their traditions in Uruguay, along with links to gaucho poetry and the Museo del Gaucho in Montevideo.
- Imágenes del Uruguay: This website is dedicated to providing cultural information on Uruguay as well as serving as a virtual meeting place for Uruguayans online. Click on the link to Nuestro gaucho to learn more about the gauchos in Uruguay.
- Cámara de Industrias de Uruguay: This is an organization of businesses in Uruguay's private sector. The website provides a wealth of information on industry and commerce in Uruguay. Click on the section Informe Económico for up-to-date economic information on Uruguay.
- Comisión Económica para América Latina y El Caribe: CEPAL is a regional commission of the United Nations based in Santiago, Chile. Their site provides many reports and statistics on the economies of Latin American countries.
- Banco Central de Chile: This is the website for the National Bank of Chile. It is a good source of government information on the country's economy, including inflation, exchange, and interest rates.
- RAI-Mercosur: This is another page from the Red Académica Uruguaya. It provides a history and background of the creation of Mercosur as well as a bibliography and many links to related pages.
- Guía del Mercosur: This Uruguayan website gives general information on Mercosur as well as sections on each of the participating countries.
