Resources on Latin America
El Día de los Difuntos en Latinoamérica
A story map prepared by the OSU student organization Abya Yala about Día de Muertos, Día de Todos Santos, and related celebrations honoring the deceased around Latin America.
Hispanic Heritage Month Resources
A list of educational resources on Hispanic heritage.
World 101: The Americas
The Council on Foreign Relations provides open access video modules on various regions of the world.
LANIC: Latin American Network Information Center
University of Texas at Austin website. THE place to start to research any Latin America-related topic. (Lesson plans, too.)
Librarians' Internet Index
A publicly funded website featuring links to websites selected by a team of librarians. Search by country or topic.
World Newspapers, Magazines, and News Sites in English
Links to print media in English.
BBC News: Americas
The BBC is an outstanding source of news about the Americas (Canada and U.S. included). Past news stories are archived and can be easily accessed. Important issues, past and present, are explored in articles, analysis, profiles, and timelines. There are also profiles of each country in the hemisphere (go to bottom of page).
Electronic Embassy
Links to foreign embassy websites, veritable treasure troves of information. Usually bilingual.
Internal Migration from the Andes to Lima, Peru
This project gathers information about the internal migration processes that have taken place in the country of Perú, specifically, migration to the capital city, Lima. In this site, you will be able to learn different aspects about this topic, such as the causes of migration, the new configurations of the city after different migration waves, and the creation of civil organizations due to migration.
Latin American Music Integration and Educational Enhancement
This project brings together a rich collection of Latin American songs, dances, games, and rounds, all thoughtfully designed to be integrated into educational settings.
EdPuzzles by Origins on Latin American History
In this page you will find a list of EdPuzzles (videos with embedded questions) for instructors who want to incorporate content related to Latin America to their instruction. Videos are about the Sandino Manifesto and the Nicaraguan Revolution, the Murdered Churchwomen in El Salvador, Bartolome de las Casas, and Operation Wetback.
Teaching about Argentina's Dictatorship
This 3-part video series analyzes the last civic-military dictatorship in Argentina.
Teaching Colombia's Civil War: A Resource Guide
This annotated bibliography introduces sources available on Colombia’s Civil War and Peace Process in support of the 2017 Global Teacher Seminar. Sources marked with an asterisk * are accessible through The Ohio State University Libraries and our valued partner the Columbus Metropolitan Library.
Southern Poverty Law Center: Teaching Tolerance
This project of the Southern Poverty Law Center features a magazine, professional development, classroom activities, teaching kits, and more, all free to educators.
SPICE: Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education
Multidisciplinary curriculum materials on international themes. Top quality; purchase required for most.
Hemispheres: The International Outreach Consortium at the University of Texas at Austin
Curriculum units and online resources on a variety of international topics.
Oxfam Education
Resources available by age range, topic, curriculum area, location, and more.
PBS Teachers
Classroom resources, online professional development, and peer connections available.
Américas Book Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature
The Américas Award is given yearly in recognition of U.S. works of fiction, poetry, folklore, or nonfiction published in the previous year in English or Spanish that authentically and engagingly portray Latin America, the Caribbean, or Latinos in the United States. Website includes list of previous winners.
Below is a list of centers that used to receive funding from the U.S. Department of Education. Title VI funds were cut by the Department of Education in Fall 2025.
- Columbia University Institute of Latin American Studies
- Duke University Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies
- Florida International University Latin American & Caribbean Center
- Indiana University Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
- New York University, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at NYU
- Ohio State University, Center for Latin American Studies
- Stanford University, Center for Latin American Studies
- Tulane University Roger Thayer Stone Center for Latin American Studies
- University of Arizona Center for Latin American Studies
- University of California, Berkeley Center for Latin American Studies
- University of California, Los Angele International Institute
- University of Chicago Center for Latin American Studies
- University of Florida Center for Latin American Studies
- University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies
- University of Kansas, Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies
- University of New Mexico, Latin American & Iberian Institute
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Institute for the Study of the Americas
- University of Pittsburgh Center for Latin American Studies
- University of Wisconsin, Madison, Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian Studies Program
- University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
- Vanderbilt University Center for Latin American Studies
- Yale University Council on Latin American and Iberian Studies
- National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)
- Ohio Council for the Social Studies
- American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
- Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (CSTFL)
- Ohio World Language Association