Social Change and Development in Latin America

Anth/Soc 2301

Syllabus
Essays
Video Guides
Background on the U.S. role in Latin America
Historical Background on Guatemala
Historical Background on Nicaragua
Historical Background on El Salvador

Salvadoran Testimony on the El Mozote Massacre

MEXICO
La Jornada (Mexican newspaper)
Mexican Rural Development Network
Murder, Money, and Mexico: The Rise and Fall of the Salinas Brothers
NAFTA Secretariat
NAFTA Links
Chiapas News Archive
COCOPA Indigenous Law 1
COCOPA Indigenous Law 2

BRAZIL
Rainforest Alliance
Amazon Rainforest
Rainforest Ecology
Electronorte's dam on the Xingu 1
Electronorte's dam on the Xingu 2

EL SALVADOR
The Truth of El Mozote
Danner: The Truth of EL Mozote
UN Truth Commission
School of the Americas
Religious Task Force on El Mozote

CUBA
Cuban History
Fidel Castro #1
Fidel Castro #2

INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
World Bank

Web Sites on the U.S. War on Drugs in Colombia

US War On Drugs in Colombia

Columbia Support Network

n rights, justice, and peace in Columbia through coordinated advocacy and coalition building
How U.S. Anti-Drug Aid Endangers Indigenous Communities and Amazon Biodiversity (includes information about U.S. supported fumigation of illicit crops in Columbia)

Global Exchange

Aid Packages, Congressional Hearings, and Statements from the Members of Congress

Latin American Working Group: On certification of U.S. aid to Colombia

Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and Washington Office of Latin America: Why Columbia did not meet the first round of human rights certification

Colombia Human Rights Network: Promotes huma