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Animals of the Andes
[|Andean condor factsheet] Information about the condor, one of the largest flying birds in the world. [|National Geographic: Andean condors] Key facts, pictures and information about the condor. [|Andean flamingo: endangered animal list] The Andean Flamingo has pink wings and thin long legs that look like twigs.Their numbers have dropped to the point that they are in danger of extinction because people take their eggs and pollute the environment of their lakes. [|The hardy animals of the Andes] History and description of the llama and its relationship with the human. [|National Geographic: llama] >Key facts, pictures and information about the llama. [|Butterflies north and south] Information and beautiful pictures of butterflies in Peru (and Canada).

Videos
[|Andes: the dragon's back] Short videos from the PBS Nature programme on the Andes. Includes flamingoes and Andean foxes.

Online story books about the Andes
[|Rainforest Alliance: virtual story books] What would your life be like if your backyard was a rainforest? Read these 6 illustrated stories to learn about the students and communities that call the Amazon rainforest home. (//In English & en español)//

Current Affairs
[|Comunidad Andina] Sitio web oficial de la Comunidad Andina. Incluye noticias, actividades y servicios. //(En español and in English)// [|Latin American Bureau]+ Latin America Bureau (LAB) is a London-based independent research and publishing organisation which works to broaden public understanding of issues of human rights, development, culture and social and economic justice in Latin America and the Caribbean. //(In English)//

Mining
[|Andes gold mine brings hope, fear to Colombia] News article from The World on a proposed gold mine in California, Colombia (January 2011) [|Mining in Peru: revolt in the Andes] News article from The Economist on protests in Peru against new mines (October 2011)

Literature
[|Los Poetas] Poesias del mundo hispano. Incluye obras de Cesar Vallejo, Julio Flórez y Javier del Granado //(En español)// [|Mundo Latino: grandes escritores] Biografías, bibliografías y críticicas de los autores más conocidos de Latinoamérica. Incluye Vargas Llosa y García Márquez.