Google en español
Google does an amazingly good job of finding Spanish sites when you search for Spanish terms. Which is probably what you would expect from the 500-pound gorilla of search engines.

Yahoo in Spanish
This is the Spanish-language version of the popular Yahoo search engine. But it's not simply a translation of the English version; the sites listed and those found with the search function will be in Spanish.

Mundolatino
Mundolatino has access to a search engine as well as lots of other information organized by topic.

Latinworld
This portal and search engine has articles in both Spanish and English. Check out the revista / magazine for information on art, literature, music, sports, food, society, culture, etc.

Terra
This portal is based in Spain, full of ads, but can help you find some useful sites. They also offer free e-mail.

¡Qué Pasa!
"¡Qué Pasa!" offers a portal, a search engine and lots of other information... mixed in with ads, of course.

Quia Games
A variety of Spanish Activities. Basic, but useful.

Spanish Grammar Tutorial
Provides a useful outline of Spanish grammar.

About Spanish
There are many links here and they are updated frequently. Learn Christmas carols in Spanish, find a Spanish language pen pal, and lots more.

Learn Spanish
Learn Christmas carols in Spanish, find a Spanish language pen pal, and lots more. Includes a Handy-dandy on-line verb conjugation engine, to show the verb of your choice in all possible tenses, moods and persons.

Verbix
Download your very own verb conjugation application, or use the on-line version.

Business Spanish
You say you're an engineer, not a businessperson? So what? There's lots to learn here anyway. Includes verb conjugation engine and basic lessons, plus business etiquette of the Spanish-speaking countries.

Rules for the use of the written accent in Spanish
Confused about where to put that accent mark? Try this English language site for a good, complete treatment of the topic. Think you can handle the explanation in Spanish? Then try this very thorough site: Reglas de acentuación del español.

How to study and how to keep learning
Useful study tips to help your language learning both while taking classes and after you're no longer in class.

Spanish Placement Exam - RHIT
The exam itself isn't web-based, but you can read the instructions here and take the exam in the public lab in Logan Library.

Diccionarios
Access to excellent Spanish to Spanish or Spanish-English dictionaries with full and complete entries. After a while it asks you to subscribe, but if you're clever you can make it think you're visiting for the first time again.

Diccionario de la Real Academia Española
The ultimate authority, this Spanish to Spanish dictionary is the touchstone of proper usage. Select "diccionario de la lengua española" from the menu at left.

Diccionario de regionalismos
This fascinating site has lots of good information on regional expressions, including what parts of the world they are used in.

Diccionario de computadoras
Confused about how to say "boot" or "mousepad" in Spanish? Take a look in this English to Spanish dictionary.

Spanglish Dictionary
A useful compendium of Spanglish words in common usage, this page includes sample sentences or comments on the words listed.

Diccionario de bolsa
Need financial or business terms in Spanish? Take a look here!

The Alternative Spanish Dictionary
Curse words of the Spanish-speaking world. This is not for the faint of heart, but it is useful to know what people might be yelling at you, as well as which words can give rise to double entendres!

Instituto Cervantes
The goals of this new web site are those of the Cervantes Institute: to promote the the Spanish language and knowledge of Hispanic cultures.

LANIC: Latin American Network Information Center
A sort of cultural portal and search engine from the University of Texas in Austin with information on business, tourism, literature, art, geography, history, and other topics for all Latin American countries. Good reference page to find other sources.

The IU Latino Studies Resources Page
A vast compendium of information and documents pertaining to all regions of Latin America. Culture, history, politics and more. You could spend days surfing here.

Eurodocs: Spanish Primary Documents
If you are looking for primary sources published on the internet, this is the place to visit. Get the full text of El Cid, translations of Don Quijote, political speeches, links to many places, and a very large supply of documents that you can use for research and fun.

Maps of the Americas
This site contains maps of Latin American countries, some of which were created by the Central Intelligence Agency.

CIA world fact book
Like an encyclopedia but quicker, the Factbook has basic history, info and statistics on countries around the world.

México para niños
You may not be a niño or niña anymore, but that doesn't mean you won't enjoy this site and learn about Mexico.

Common questions about Nahuatl
Learn about this important language, spoken in Mexico. Many Mexican placenames and some Spanish words are from Nahuatl.

The Mexican Flag
Fascinating history behind the emblem on the center of the Mexican Flag.

World Flag Database
See all the flags of Latin America and the world.

La quinceañera
This coming of age celebration is practiced not only in Mexico but also in much of the Southwest US.

Santería
Read in English about the history and practices of this syncretic religion from the Caribbean.

La tomatina
Did you know that every year residents of the town of Buñol in the Spanish region of Valencia have a giant tomato food fight?

Recetario
Feeling hungry? The "A fuego lento" cookbook has recipes categorized by type or searchable by keyword. It even has a glossary to help you out with some of the specialized vocabulary you may encounter.

Guía de vinos
This guide to the great wines of Spain is a complete introduction to the topic. Try the "zonas y bodegas" link for a map of Spain searchable by region.

Why are some Spanish names so long?
The title says it all. This site explains all about Spanish first and last names.

Behind the name
If you'd like to find a Spanish name to use for yourself in class, or are just curious about what various names mean, Behind the name has English equivalents for common Spanish names. For a more exhaustive list, including explanations of the meaning in Spanish, try ¿Nena o nene?, and to see the Saint's Day associated with each name, this site lists them using a roman numeral to indicate the month and arabic numeral for the day (e.g. 9-X means October 9th).

Mariscal
Visit the studio of Mariscal, designer of the Cobi, mascot to the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and creator of the comic book figures Piker y Fermín. You've heard of them, haven't you?

Funcació Gala-Salvador Dalí
Find out about Spain's best known surrealist painter, Salvador Dalí.

Frida Kahlo Home Page
This site covers the life of the artist, her art, and galleries where her work is found. It is a good starting point for research on Kahlo's art. Another interesting site is the Frida Net.

Virtual Diego Rivera Web museum
Learn about the most famous of the Mexican muralist painters.

El museo del Prado
El Prado is an internationally renowned museum whose collection includes works by Velazquez, Goya, Bosch and Picasso, among other famous artists.

Fernando Botero
Fernando Botero of Colombia is one of Latin America's most distinctive artists and sculptors. You can also view other images of his work on the artchive.

Museu Picasso
This museum in Barcelona has a collection centered mainly around the artist's early work.

Eduardo Chillida
The museum dedicated to one of the Basque Country's greatest artists.

Flamenco World
A very professional site about this traditional music from the Andalucia region of Spain.

To Tango
It takes two to tango, but you can visit this site even if you don't have a dance partner. Learn about the history of Argentina's most popular dance, and also about one of Tango's most charismatic figures, Carlos Gardel.

The Mexican film resource page
Some of the best films you've never seen in your life are from Mexico. Find out more about there here, and also on the ligas del cine mexicano page.

Gaudi central
Antonio Gaudí was one of Spain's distinctive architects. If you've never been to Barcelona, surf here to see what you're missing.

La página sobre el deporte del Jai Alai
This sport of Basque origin is now played in many parts of the world. Another site with jai alai rules can be found at Florida Gaming.

Tute
Rules for playing the popular Spanish card game, Tute. Also includes basic information on the Spanish deck of playing cards.

Cartoon Network
Sick of school? Goof off here with all your favorites from Cartoon Network... in Spanish.

WIRED news (in Spanish)
All the latest technology developments from Wired magazine, in Spanish.

CNN en español - tecnología
Technology news from CNN, in Spanish.

Física aplicada y Java
A nice site with lots of animated graphics to help you understand or review basic concepts of physics; and the other half of the site deals with java programming.

La tabla periódica
It's nice to have a periodic table in Spanish, and you can click on the elements for more information, but I don't care for the scrolling text in the status bar at the bottom, so if you find a better site, please let me know.

Apple Computer - Spanish site
I know, Windows makes the world go 'round, but you can learn a lot of good vocabulary from this well-designed site, even if you don't choose to use their beautiful hardware or trustworthy OS.

Ciencia para niños
Science for kiddies in Spanish, but don't laugh, there's a lot of fun stuff here.

Space Place - Spanish
Another kiddy Spanish site; this one's from NASA and is about outer space.

Motores
See how a 2-stroke engine works in Spanish (which is pretty much the same way it works in English) with animated graphics. A related site teaches about the Four stroke

Programación en español
A big portal all about programming. There are numerous tutorials on various programming languages.

Virusprot
Read about computer security and related topics.

Revista Robotiker
A telecommunications magazine.

Mi historia académica y laboral
Read this interesting page that Mexican computer programmer Evelio Martínez wrote about himself and how he became interested in computers.

Cosmología
Here you'll find information on the formation and characteristics of the Universe, the formation of the planets, etc.

Historia de la computadora
From prehistoric calculating machines to the computers of today, this site tells it all. Another interesting site is the Historia de la computadora personal which describes the changes from the ENIAC computer to the Pentium chip.

Introducción a Redes
A basic introduction to networks in general, not only the WWW but LAN and other types.

El sitio química de Juan Pablo
The basics of chemistry are explained here in Spanish.

NSPE código de ética (en español)
Read the official Spanish version of the Engineering code of ethics. An English language version is also available.

El País
Spain. El País is considered to be Spain's equivalent of the New York Times. Its slant tends to be slightly more progressive and liberal than other well established newspapers in Spain. This is now a paid site to get beyond the front page

El mundo
Spain. El Mundo is a daily newspaper that deals with popular culture (sports, music, movies) and current events.

El periódico
Spain. This is the site for an on-line newspaper published in Barcelona. It has comes from the region of Cataluña and is available in Spanish or Catalan.

CNN en español
USA. CNN has amazing amounts of news, and it's all available in Spanish. Check out the "tecnología" section for articles of interest.

ESPN deportes
USA. ESPN has all the daily sports news in Spanish on soccer and other sports worldwide.

HOLA
Spain. Weekly magazine that dishes all the latest dirt about celebrities and royalty.

Rolling Stone Magazine - Spain
Spain. Read in Spanish about popular music, both from English and Spanish language artists.

Agencia EFE
Spain. World new from a leading Spanish wire service.

ABC
Spain. ABC has the reputation of being on the conservative side. It is one of the oldest daily newspapers still published in Spain.

Sur - English Version
Spain. Abridged English Language edition of the newspaper for Southern Spain - Andalucia.

La Nación
Argentina. Check out the news form Argentina, one of the most cosmopolitan countries in Latin America.

Jornal do Brasil Online
Brazil. If you're looking for news in Portuguese from Brazil, try the Jornal, hosted by Terra.

El Tiempo
Colombia.

La Nación
Costa Rica.

Diario Hoy
Ecuador.

La Prensa
Panama.

La República
Peru.

El País
Uruguay.

Subrayado (Canal 10)
Uruguay. Scheduling, features and news from a popular Montevideo TV station. You can't watch webTV here, though.

Study Abroad at RHIT
Information and links about study abroad programs in Spanish-speaking countries for RHIT students.

The Inca Trail and Machu Picchu
Reading about this fascinating area of Peru will make you want to visit.

Pasaporte
A very complete site with all the practical information you need to know about visiting Spain.

Via Segovia
Learn about Segovia, Spain, site of one of Rose's officially sanctioned study abroad opportunities. Try the "turismo" link to see photos of the city and its sites.

Discover Spain
Discover Spain is presented by the Tourism Ministry of Spain. It is a general resource for anyone who wants information about regions, rates, climate, etc. . .

Sí, Spain
The Spanish Embassy in Ottawa sponsors this site, available in Spanish and English. The site contains basic information on Spain: geography, history, language, culture, education, and language courses.

Broadcast Live
Listings and links for webTV and radio from around the world! There's plenty to be seen and heard from a variety of Spanish speaking countries.

(Note that due to the time difference, webcams in Spain are best viewed during the morning in the U.S.
Daylight hours for Latin America are roughly the same as the U.S.)

Galicia webcams (Spain)
A wonderful selection of webcams which you can choose from the list at the left of the window. The Obradoiro Square in Santiago is recommended, as is Cape Fisterra listed under Tourist Spots... it provides a 360 degree panoramic view of one of the most beautiful parts of the "Costa da morte" - the Coast of Death.

Madrid Skyline (Spain)
Check out the current weather in Madrid. There's also a key to identifying some of the buildings in the camera's view. Fairness to Madrid, there are more beautiful sites in the city than the one displayed in this webcam.

Baqueira Beret Sky Resort (Spain)
Click on "webcam" from the menu across the top of the page to check out conditions on the slopes at this "estación de esquí" located in the Pyrenees northwest of Barcelona.

Catalonia
Links to a variety of webcams in Barcelona and the Catalan region; this site is in the Catalan language. Hosted by Catalan TV.

Toledo (Spain)
An overview of the city, updated every 5 minutes.

Popocatépetl, Mexico:
Check out this beautiful, full-screen image of the famous Popocatépetl Volcano in Mexico. If it erupts you'll see it here first!

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
A wide-angle view of the picturesque beach and bay at Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

Torre Mayor, Mexico City, Mexico
Oversee construction of the tallest building in Latin America!

International Bridge, Laredo, Texas - Nuevo Laredo, Mexico
Monitor traffic at the "International Bridge" bridge between Mexico and the U.S. at Nuevo Laredo.

Miraflores Lock, Panama Canal, Panama
Watch as huge ocean-going vessels ply their way through one of the greatest civil engineering projects ever conceived and built: The Panama Canal!

Santiago de Chile
Spy down on a busy intersection in the heart of Santiago de Chile.

El Puente
This weekly Spanish-English newspaper from Indianapolis is a good guide to what is going on in our area.

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Read about the agreement that ceded much of the southwest from Mexico to the US. Includes the original text of the Treaty.

Denverhispanic
Denver has long had a vibrant Hispanic culture. This site has, among other things, an extensive "Calendar of Events" listing all sorts of interesting events in the area, including museum shows, musical performances, dances, etc.

Basque World
Lots of information, including about Basques in the U.S.