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CZBrats

Vasco Nunez De Balboa

For Students 9th - 10th
This page tells of the early history of Panama. "Vasco Nunez de Balboa first settled in Hispanola (present day Dominican Republic and Haiti). To escape his creditors there, Balboa stowed away on a voyage to Panama in 1510. There were, at...
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CZBrats

Cz Brats: Panama Before Bastides, Columbus, and Balboa

For Students 9th - 10th
This page is an article about the Pre-Colombian period of Panamanian History. "Prior to the Conquest of Central America, Mexico, and Peru, Great Civilizations in the Americas had developed high cultural values."
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CZBrats

Cz Brats: Messages From the Past Panama's Petroglyphs

For Students 9th - 10th
This page is an article entitled "Messages From The Past - Panama's Petroglyphs," by Louis R. Granger. It is taken from The Panama Canal Review, May 1969. It is a very interesting article about this aspect of Pre-Colombian history in...
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CZBrats

Panama History 1698 1790

For Students 9th - 10th
This page is an article taken from the "The Canal Zone Pilot". It contains information about the Pre-Colombian Period, as well as the Colonial Period.
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CZBrats

Huacas

For Students 9th - 10th
This page is an article entitled "PANAMA'S Golden Huacas," taken from the Panama Canal Review, Fall 1973. "A clue to the mysteries of a vanished people who inhabited Panama during pre-Colombian times is found in the "golden huacas," the...
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CZBrats

The Americans in Panama: The Spanish in Panama

For Students 9th - 10th
This page is a chapter from the book entitled "The Americans in Panama." It is an excellent narrative of both the Pre-Colombian and Colonial Periods of Panamanian history.
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Cocori

Cocori: Dia De Las Culturas

For Students 9th - 10th
This page is part of the Web of Cocori: Complete Costa Rica. It provides information about Dia de la Raza (Race Day / Colombus Day) and mentions facts about the Colonial Period of history.
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ArgentinaXplora.com

Argentinaexplora.com: La Argentina Prehistorica Primeros Pobladores

For Students 9th - 10th
Spanish content; this is an overview of the groups of prehistoric peoples who first inhabited the area that is today Argentina.
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ArgentinaXplora.com

Argentinaexplora.com: Arqueologia en Argentina

For Students 9th - 10th
Spanish content; learn about archeology in Argentina in this overview page with a variety of links to articles on pre-columbian art.
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ArgentinaXplora.com

Argentinaexplora.com: Arte Amerindio Del Noroeste Argentino

For Students 9th - 10th
Spanish content; this is an academic article about the aesthetics and worldvision as represented in the art of native americans from the Northeast of Argentina.
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CZBrats

The Lost Laughter of Darien

For Students 9th - 10th
This page is an article entitled "The Lost Laughter of Darien", taken from the book "Ravelings From A Panama Tapestry", by Sue Core. For information about the Colonial period of history, scroll down the page to the heading "Historical...
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Costa Rica Information Center

Historical Dates: Cr Info Ctr: Nuestras Culturas

For Students 9th - 10th
This page is part of the web of the Costa Rica Information Center. It is an informative article about the Pre-Colombian Period of history. English available from the homepage.
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Other

Maya: Astronomy

For Students 9th - 10th
This personal site provides a description of the Maya and their astronomy.