There is a lot of information about the Andes in Internet. Here is just a short list of the most useful websites we have found. If you have other links to recommend, please let us know.

Health topics

• US government’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention www.cdc.gov (Malaria hot-line for USA: 404-332-4559, or 404-332-4555).
• World Health Organization: www.who.int

Maps & geographic information

• Online maps of general interest. Maps of the world www.justmaps.org
• National Geographic maps plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/index.html
• Maps geography.about.com/library/maps
• Atlas www.worldatlas.com
• Geography of the country www.photius.com/wfb2000/es/
• For great sathelite views we reccomend you to download www.earth-google.com

Media

• El Mundo www.elmundo.com.bo
• Agencia Boliviana de Información www.comunica.gov.bo
• La Razón www.la-razon.com
• El Diario www.eldiario.net
• Radio Fides www.fidesbolivia.com
• Red ATB www.atb.com.bo
• PAT www.red-pat.com
• BBC News news.bbc.co.uk
• UCV Television www.ucvtv.cl
• Red TV www.redtv.cl
• Chile Vision www.chilevision.cl
• El Conquistador www.elconquistador.cl
• BBC News news.bbc.co.uk
• Periodico El Mercurio www.lun.com
• Periodico La Tercera www.latercera.cl

General information

• UK consular information sheet www.fco.gov.uk
• USA consular information sheet travel.state.gov
• Country profile www.theodora.com/wfb/2000/wfb_2000.html
• General information about the country www.infoplease.com/atlas/country
• CIA factbook www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/xx.html
• Volcano News, Information and Travel www.volcanolive.com
• ICSTARS Astronomy in the southern hemisphere www.icstars.com
• Astronomia on Line www.astronomiaonline.com
• The Incas http://incas.perucultural.org.pe/english/index.htm
• Rock climbing in La Paz http://escaladaenbolivia.blogspot.com/

Other information

• Bolivia Contact www.boliviacontact.com
• Bolivia www.bolivia.com
• Turis Tel www.turistel.cl
• Weather www.weather.com
• Money conversion www.xe.com/ucc/convert.cgi
• Mountain Guides Association (IMGA, UIAGM, IVBV) www.ivbv.info/

Air Lines

• Aerosur www.aerosur.com
• American Airlines www.aa.com/index_us.jhtml
• LAN Chile www.lan.com/index.html
• TACA Airlines www.taca.com/index.asp