Resources
About Chile:
Bernhardson, Wayne; Chile and Easter Island, Lonely Planet Publ., Hawthorn, Australia, 1997
Brennan, John; How to Survive in the Chilean Jungle Y Aprender Los Modismos en Ingles, An English Lexicon of Chilean Slang and Sayings, Instituto Chileno Norte Americano, Santiago, Chile; 1996
Chile; Insight Guides; Apa Publications, Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston, MA; 1997
Congreso Nacional; Manual del Congreso Nacional 1997, Impreso de El Mercurio de Valparaiso S.A.P., 1997
Kalin, Arroyo, Springer, Verla, Ecology & Biogeography of Mediterranean Ecosystems in Chile, California and Australia, 1995
Martinez, Javier; Chile, The Great Transformation, The Brookings Institution, Washington DC, 1996
Nurse, Charlie: Chile Handbook, Footprint Handbooks Limited, Bath, England; March, 1997
Perez, Floridor, Cuentos de Chile 2. Impreso por Cochrane. Santiago, Chile 1995
Periodicals:
El Mercurio, Oldest Newspaper in Chile, 1827, Phone: 258011, Address: Esmeraldo 1002, Valparaiso, Chile
Web Sites About Chile:
"Spotlight on Chile" http://www.localaccesss.com/chappell/chile/
Cerro Tololo http://ctio 52,ctio,noao.edu.//ctio.html
www.footprint-handbooks.co.uk
Chile Lesson Plans: http://www.connectchile.com/eqide/intro/html
www.lonely planet.com
Agencies:
CORMA Dept. of Plantations, Agustinas 814 of 407 Santiago, Chile, Phone 56-2-6335728, fax 56-2-6397485
CODEFF Comite Nacional Pro Defensa de la Fauna Y Flora, Casilla 3675, Santiago, Chile
Schools:
Fundacion De Vida Rural- Lira No. 17, 4 piso. Santiago, Chile, Phone: 562-6324955, Fax 562-6326533, An all girl school specializing in agriculture and rural development
Instituto Chileno Norte Americano, Moneda 1467, Santiago, Chile, Phone: 696 3215 or 698 5999, Fax 698 5999, E-mail: eol@hood.ichn.cl Http://www.ichn.cl
This school also houses Partners of the Americas.
Instituto Nacional, Arturo Prat 33, Santiago, Chile; Phone 69987055 or 698622243 fax 6964288
E-mail: instnac@reuna.cl
This is the largest school in Chile, 4000 boys, grades 7-12.
Universidad de Valparaiso-Errazuriz 1108-Segundo Piso. Valparaiso, Phone 251231 fax 251168
Books by Chilean Authors:
Mistral, Gabriela; Poesia Infantil, Editorial Andres Bello, 6th Edition, Santiago Chile, 1996, Poems for children, enjoyed by parent, teachers and children, written by Nobel Prize Literature Winner.
Mistral, Gabriela; Antologia Poetica de Gabriela Mistral, Editorial Alfonso Calderon, 1974, Santiago, Chile. A collection from 5 of Gabriela's works including Ternura and Desolacion. High School to Adult level.
Neruda, Pablo; El Libro de Las Preguntas, editorial Andres Bello, 1996, Santiago, Chile. A poetic book of questions about humanity and nature. All ages.
Neruda, Pablo; Maremoto, Pehuen Editors 1991, Santiago Chile. Poems celebrating the beauty of sea life.
Neruda, Pablo; Poesia de Pablo Neruda, Editorial Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile 1996. A collection of poems from 8 sources with black and white illustrations. High school to adult level.
Pena Munoz, Folklore Infantil en la Education, Editorial Andres Bello, 1994, Santiago, Chile. Rhymes, songs, riddles, tongue twisters.
Pereira, Manuel, Sepulveda, Fidel; Cuentos Chilenos Para Ninos, Editorial Andres Bello, 1997, Santiago, Chile. A collection of 13 Chilean stories along with literary comments to help encourage the enjoyment of reading. For bilingual students of intermediate level. As a read-aloud to primary grades.
Carvajal, Victor, Mamire, el ultimo nino. Aguilar Chilena de Ediciones, Inc., 1996
La coleccion "Mujeres en la cultura Chilena". Sernam
Munoz, Manuel Pena, Folklore infantil en la educacion , Editorial Andres Bello
Parra, Nicanor, Sinfonia de Cuna, Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes
Munoz, Manuel Pena, Habia una vez..en America, Dolmen Estudio
Neruda, Pablo, El Libro de las Preguntas, Editorial Andres Bello
Lunita Llena dormida en mi huerto, Ediciones Fundacion Andes (Children's Poetry)
El nino cocinero latinoamericano, Edited by Patricia Van Rhijn, Editorial CIDCLI
Leyendas Chilenas, Editorial Andres Bello
Music:
Merengue (Dominican Republic, New York)
Juan Luis Guerra
Johnny Ventura
Sergio Vargas
Amparo Sandino
Salsa (Puerto Rico, Colombia, Cuba)
Niche
Alvita Rodriguez
Celia Cruz
Gloria Estevan
Ruben Blades
Willi Colon
Mark Anthony
Carlos Vives
Chilean:
Inti-Illimani
Quillapayun
Illapu
Musica Popular-Latino Rock:
Congreso
Los Jaivas
Los Tres
Enanitos Verdes
Canto Nuevo:
Victor Jarra
Violeta Parra
Patricio Manss
Misc:
Game: Mi gran pais (like Monopoly, but of places in Chile)
Arpilleras
Map of Chile
Postcards of Chile
Chilean Flag