History : Venezuela

This pathfinder contains electronic resources on the history of Venezuela wich includes timelines, chronologies, biographical dictionaries and auxiliary studies. For information about additional history resources at the Library of Congress, consult its online catalogue: http://catalog.loc.gov . The most important source for bibliography of books and articles concerning Venezuela is the annual Handbook of Latin American Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/) produced by over 130 contributing editors under the editorship of the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress. Additional coverage of journal articles can be found through a subscription to the Hispanic American Periodical Index (http://hapi.gseis.ucla.edu/).   Both the Handbook and HAPI are available in selected libraries in book form.   One of the major aggregators for links to a wide variety of Venezuelan subjects is the University of Texas' LANIC (http://www.lanic.utexas.edu/la/venezuela/).

A- VENEZUELA.COM  (http://www.a-venezuela.com/mapas/)
This is a comprehensive and specialized website on venezuelan maps, here you'll find road maps, federal maps of all the states plus hidrographical maps of every region. In Spanish.

BACKGROUND NOTES: VENEZUELA  (http://www.state.gov/www/background%5Fnotes/venezuela%5F1299%5Fbgn.html)
The Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs of the U.S. Department of State presents a country profile of Venezuela, published in December 1999. The bureau highlights the country's geography, terrain, population, government, political parties, economy, the history of Venezuela, and the political conditions of the country.

GEOGRAPHIA.COM VENEZUELA  (http://www.geographia.com/venezuela/history.htm)
This is a well organided site for rhis beautiful country, it links to different aspascts of Venezuela, such as cookery, travell agencies, suggested expeditions and a special page for Caracas city. Also provides good photographs.

VENEZUELA TUYA: A CONTRY TO LOVE  (http://www.venezuelatuya.com/)
Provides an overview of Venezuela as a country full of beauties and contrasts. Replete with illustrations of the country, the site provides information on history, biographies, economy, geography, cuisine, society and touristic information. In Spanish, English, French, German, Italian, and Portuguese.