Spanish Resources

Organized and maintained by the Ayacucho Foundation in the Ministry of Culture of the Venezuelan government, this is a collection of full text e-books in Spanish. It is made up of eight collections including Classics of Latin American thought; Abbreviated editions of classics; Biography, autobiography and essays; Political works; Documents for interdisciplinary study; Recent works on classical themes; New works by promising authors; and DELAL which is a biobibliographical dictionary.

Both analyzes and celebrates the growing influence of Latino culture in the U.S.

Description from Academic Video Online: "TherapyBuenos Aires is the psychoanalytic capital of the world, with twice the number of therapists per head than New York. In Argentina the language of psychoanalysis can be found everywhere, and for millions of Argentineans a visit to the psicologo is...part of their weekly routine... This film puts Argentina on the couch, delving into the past to reveal the root causes of this unique obsession." (Spanish and English with English subtitles)

Description from Academic Video Online: "The Art of Being Wichi is a 48-minute documentary on the Wichi Indians and their fight for the survival of their culture, and for their land. In the film we meet Chief Pascal Perez and his tribe in the northern province of Salta, Argentina." (Spanish and English with English subtitles)

Description from Academic Video Online: "EPPERLEINAWAKENING FROM SORROW is about a crucial moment in history when the grief of young Argentines — whose parents disappeared and were tortured and killed during the 'Dirty War' (Argentina's dictatorship organized mass killings of civilian dissidents during the 1970s until 1983) erupts into public action, and becomes a cornerstone for social movements from South America to Serbia." ()

Description from Academic Video Online: "Wedged between the Andes cordillera and the Amazonian plains in an area known as the Yungas, a perilous mountain track climbs to an altitude of over 4 000 m. [This film is] an unforgettable trip on the high roads among the clouds, offering breathtaking views of the Andes Cordillera." (Spanish and English with English subtitles)

Description from Academic Video Online: "The bus is a fast and cheap way to get around and it remains even today the most popular mode of transport in South America, where long distances are covered, over very bumpy roads!The bus running from Buenos Aires to Lima is one of the longest bus routes in the world, more than 5000 kilometres crossing three countries: Argentina, Chile and Peru. Over time, the bus line has been named EL RAPIDO – which is not to be taken too literally!" (Spanish and English with English subtitles)

Description from Academic Video Online: "This is the surprising tale of how a mountainous region in the Peruvian Andes came to adopt saxophone music as it was played in New York City in the big band era of the 40’s and 50’s." (Spanish with English subtitles)