History of Latin America - Research Aids
LANIC at the University of Texas is still a good clearinghouse despite its no longer being supported as of 2015. Pick a region then a country to explore newspapers, civil and governmental organizations, universities, etc;
here is an example for Paraguay.
You might also check out the Benson Latin American Collection's Digital Initiatives.
Another good resource: the Latin American News Digest.
The Los Angeles Times , Miami Herald , New York Times , and Washington Post all have Americas sections.
The Chicago Tribune doesn't, but a keyword search can yield good results.
The Dallas Morning News (in Spanish) is better for Mexico than for the rest of the Latin America.
Other online news services and special programs: InterPress News Service Agency's Latin America section; MercoPress for South America; Al Jazeera; BBC World News; Latino USA; Marketplace from American Public Radio; and Univision's news service (in Spanish only). Global Voices features citizen journalists/bloggers.
For international affairs, I recommend: The Brookings Institute
For rainforests and other environmental issues, I recommend: Mongabay.com
For organized crime, I recommend: InSightCrime.org
For Central America, I recommend: ElFaro.net or in English here
For Venezuela, I recommend:
the opposition caracaschronicles.com, and pro-Chavista but not necessarily pro-Maduro venezuelaanalysis.com
For Cuba, I recommend:
14ymedio.com (dissident), Granma (government), Cibercuba.com (Spain), and El Nuevo Herald (Miami exile)
Check out the links on the weekly homepages of this class website, and also my Pinboard.
The National Security Archive and International Center for Transitional Justice have deep expertise in the region --
See the NSA's podcast with Reveal on the Ayotzinapa 43 in English or Spanish.
NACLA and WOLA were born out of opposition to U.S. policy towards Latin America during the Cold War;
they are featured in this book.
Send me your suggestions for other resources you've found especially useful!
H-LatAm archives discussions between Latin Americanist historians; it also has recommended podcasts links.
The New Books Network is worth checking out, for Latin American Studies but also try a search pairing "Latin American" with any of the subject areas, for instance History, Anthropology, or Science and Technology.
They also have New Books en Espaņol.
The CIA "World Factbook" has basic facts about most countries in the world.