Latinoamerica : Presente Y Pasado

For undergraduate-level Spanish language courses at the advanced intermediate level; also ideal for use in surveys of Latin American culture taught in Spanish. Offering a well-organized overview of Latin America's development from pre-Columbian times to the present, this cultural reader is written in straightforward, accessible Spanish depending heavily on cognates without compromising the natural flow of native speaker discourse. Containing all the basic information necessary for a thorough survey course on Latin American culture and civilization, it maintains the quality of a pleasurable narrative throughout, presenting descriptive and fascinating data to support and illustrate the presence of historical and cultural trends and structures.