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(Resources are arranged by country, in north-to-south order.)
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Caravana Resources
One traveller's summary of what folks who go on the journey will need to know.
General
learn spanish
A commercial site featuring a commercial CD-based Spanish course (for $165) as well as a free (limited) online tutorial. Worth checking out if you plan to learn Spanish but haven't started studying yet.
Eco Travels in South America
An excellent site featuring tales of travel with an ecological bent.
South American Explorer's Club
This non-profit group is widely recognized as the best overall source of travel information about South and/or Central America. They have clubhouses in Lima, Peru & Quito, Ecuador, providing members with reliable, up-to-date information on trip planning and travel conditions. They also sell maps and guidebooks.
Sanborn's
Sanborn's specializes in Mexican and Central American travel. They offer insurance and guidebooks for drivers.
Kevin & Heather's Excellent Adventure!
One couple's techno-scrapbook of their trip through Central and North America. Includes lots of wonderful photos.
Mexico
Travels With Crazo
A Baja California travelogue.
Darién Gap
Outback of Beyond Adventures
This is the web site for a couple who made the first all-land crossing of the Darién Gap by motor vehicle. They publish a guidebook to crossing the Gap. You can read a brief summary of their adventure entitled 'Sand Ship Discovery in the Darién Gap
Colombia
Destination Colombia
Lonely Planet's guide to Colombia.
Republic of Colombia
A guide to the country by the Latin-American Student Organization.
Conozca Colombia en Im�genes
A photographic guide to the country in Spanish. You can easily browse even if you don't speak the language, since the point of the site is the photos!
World Heritage Sites in Colombia
A list of world heritage sites and links to more information.
Chile
Chile Information Project
A great online resource about Chile.
Argentina
Ushuaia, below 54° South
Tierra del Fuego's official tourism site.
Córdoba Weather Center
Tierra del Fuego current weather (in Spanish, and degrees centigrade.)South to Pategonia
Microsoft's Mungo Park puts Lyle Lovett on a motorcycle travelling south.