South America Links in the Electronic Passport

Wow! Visit the Amazon via the Internet and watch as "nature's finest show unfolds before your eyes." Nature's Safari has an amazing site that I know you will enjoy. Explore, enjoy and learn! This site is what makes the World Wide Web an amazing tool for students. I only wish I had it available when I was a kid.

Test your scientific sleuthing in "River of Venom," the new science mystery from Access Excellence. Access Excellence is a national educational program that provides high school biology teachers access to their colleagues, scientists, and critical sources of new scientific information via the World Wide Web.

Find out what's ahppening in the Amazon Rainforest by going to Yahoo News.

Machu Picchu was once an Incan fortress high in the Andes Mountains. The Spanish didn't find it, but American explorer and furture Connecticut governor Hiram Bingham did.
Have you ever wondered why it's warmer in the winder than in the summer? Did you know that in South America, December is warmer than July? NASA has a web page that explains why.
How do South Americans celebrate Christmas in the middle of summer? How does Santa Claus manage the sleigh with no snow? Christmas.com describes Christmas in Brazil and Vanezuela.
On November 18, 1978, 913 cult members committed mass suicide in Guyana by drinking cyanide-laced Kool Aid. The cult relocated from America to follow Rev. Jim Jones. Follow the links to discover the events leading to this tragedy.
Charles Darwin was the first person to suggest that humans evolved from 3apes. You can read The Origin of Species and the Voyage of the Beagle.
Sunrise . . . Sunset is an interactive, interdisciplinary curriculum unit designed by teachers for other teachers in California. They did an amazing job!

Learn all about the mountanous nation of Ecuador on the Ecuador Explorer page.

Easter Island has long been the subject of curiosity and speculation. How and why did its inhabitants carve and transport the massive statues which surround the island? What remains of this culture today, and what lessons can we learn from their legacy? This page is a resource for information on the Internet about Easter Island, also known as "Rapa Nui" and "Isla de Pascua".

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