Pathways to the Spanish- and French-speaking worlds!   The most
comprehensive site linking you quickly to any aspect of the
Spanish-speaking world: 
http://www.lawrence.edu/fast/faresg/sites.htm  To start general
research on a particular country, the CIA World Factbookhttp://w
ww.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html can be
useful.   You will find the most recently updated statistics and
maps for any country in the world.   For a general history of
Spanish language and literature:  For exploring the Latino
American experience, the PBS series The Latino
Americanoshttp://video.pbs.org/program/latino-
americanos/episodes/  For exploring African heritage in Latin
America with Dr. Henry Louis Gates (includes many extra
resources and activities): http://www.pbs.org/wnet/black-in-
latin-america  To plan  and organize your research for projects,
use the Research Project Calculator:  http://rpc.elm4you.org
Spanish Grammar and Vocabulary