Panorama Cultural

Panorama cultural: Uruguay, Paraguay

Uruguay

Destination Uruguay: www.lonelyplanet.com.au/dest/sam/uru.htm

InfoUruguay: www.infouruguay.net/uy/e/home.asp

LANIC Uruguay: lanic.utexas.edu/la/uruguay

Latin World Uruguay: www.latinworld.com/sur/uruguay/index.html

Montevideo: www.visit-uruguay.com/montevideo.htm

Montevideo (Spanish): www.rau.edu.uy/uruguay/generalidades/mvd.htm

Montevideo Virtual: www.uruguaytotal.com/virtual

Uruguay Rau: www.rau.edu.uy/uruguay

Paraguay

Asunción: www.bradmans.com/scripts/display_city.cgi?city=286

Destination Paraguay: www.lonelyplanet.com.au/dest/sam/par.htm

InfoParaguay: www.infoparaguay.com/py/e/home.asp

LANIC Paraguay: lanic.utexas.edu/la/sa/paraguay

Latin World Paraguay: www.latinworld.com/sur/paraguay/index.html

Paraguay: www.emulateme.com/paraguay.htm

Itaipú

Igauzú Falls: www.greatestplaces.org/notes/iguazu.htm

Itaipu Binacional: The World's Largest Hydroelectric Power Plant: www.itaipu.gov.br/homeing.htm

Guaraní

Guaraní Indians: www.newadvent.org/cathen/07045a.htm

Guaraní Nanduti: www.uni-mainz.de/~lustig/hisp/guarani.html

Interactive Guaraní Dictionary: www.xiexie.org/guarani/dictionary.cgi

Newspapers

Newspapers Online Uruguay: www.newspapers.com/results.asp?country=URUGUAY

El País (Uruguay): www.diarioelpais.com/edicion

Newspapers Online Paraguay: www.newspapers.com/results.asp?country=PARAGUAY

Diario La Nación (Paraguay): www.lanacion.com.py/

Culture

The International Council of Museums: www.icom.org/vlmp/latin-america.html#Uruguay

Museo Nacional de Artes Visuales: www.zfm.com/mnav

The International Council of Museums: www.icom.org/vlmp/latin-america.html#Paraguay

Actividad cultural

Use the Web links on this page or others to complete the following items about Uruguay and Paraguay.
1. What are the major rivers that run through Paraguay and Uruguay? Where do these ultimately converge?

2. What major ports are located on the Río de la Plata? Why do most geologists say that the Río de la Plata is not a river?

3. Who are the Guaraní? What modern words are derived from the Guaraní language?



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