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Spanish Language Web Sites
Kansas City Reference Sources
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Health and Medicine Videos
Business Sports
Travel Religion and Culture

Kansas City

Dos Mundos
Bilingual newspaper covering the Latino community and events of the Kansas City area.

Cabot Westside Clinic
A health clinic offering bilingual service to all those living in the vicinity of Kansas City, regardless of financial resources.

El Centro, Inc.
El Centro is a social service agency serving families in the Kansas City area. El Centro offers a variety of programs and services including migrant education, ESL classes, GED in español, real estate development, and more.

Guadalupe Center, Inc.
A social service agency for Latinos in the Kansas City area. It offers many health services and educational programs for children, young adults, and adults.

Reference Resources

Nueva Enciclopedia Cumbre
A general Spanish-language online encyclopedia that includes information on US states and American history. Nueva Enciclopedia Cumbre is available online anytime, anywhere with your KCK Public Library card.

Dictionary of Spanish
A Spanish/English online dicitionary that features audio pronunciations.

El Mundo.es Dictionary
Select from 9 Spanish online dictionaries including Spanish language, synonyms, antonyms, medicine and others.

 

General Directories and Search Engines

Google en Español
This site contain links to the Web, images, group forums, and directories organized by topic into categories.

Yahoo en Español
A subject guide and search engine with links to Web sites in Spanish from around the world.

MSN Latino
A subject directory and search engine featuring free mail and chat. This resource contains many international links, as well as topical links on news, weather, sports, health, government, education, tourism, sports, and children.

Mundo Latino
A starting place for entering the Latino World online. This site emphasizes chat, mail, and community sites as well as information sources. There is also a strong focus on education links, computer links, and links to online auctions.

Quepasa.com
This search engine and directory covers topics such as business, health, immigration, sports, opinion, and travel. Chat and e-mail services are available. There is also a section to "Cool Links" that contains a link to information about obtaining free Internet service, links to online auctions, and links to sites on English language instruction.

Super Pages
This website provides directory assistance in English and Spanish. Use the Yellow Pages to search for U.S. businesses and to obtain maps and driving directions. Use the U.S. People Pages to search for people nationwide abn to obtain maps and driving directions.


Government

Social Security Administration
Contains numerous documents in Spanish related to Social Security rules, benefits, and changes.

Medicare.gov en Español
A fount of information related to Medicare rules, benefits, and instructions.

American Immigration Center
A comprehensive site dedicated to issues and news related to immigration to the United States.  Includes forms, kits, and legal information.

USCIS.gov
The official U.S. Immigration site containing forms and instructions, directory of immigration offices, links to immigration laws, and links to translation sites.

Immigration and Visas.com
Complete information to U.S. immigration and visas in Spanish.  Information about temporary visas, immigrant visas, asylum/refuge, and citizenship is included.


Health and Medicine

Healthfinder Español
This page is part of Healthfinder, a consumer health information service of the Department of Health and Human Services. Sections include key terms for AIDS, Cancer, Diabetes, heart health, infant mortality, Medicare, mental health, and drug abuse; news and press releases related to health; "Intelligent Selections" covering information on disease and health issues; and community resources.

Bien Health.org
This page is part of the Border Health Information and Education Network, a consumer health information service of the National Library of Medicine.  Sections include links to various general health sites including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Web Pharmacy; key health terms for alcoholism and substance abuse, diabetes, women's health, children's health, and men's health.

CancerNet en Español
An information service of the National Cancer Institute, CancerNet en Español is directed to both health professionals and patients. Press releases and fact sheets are included.

NOAH: New York Online Access to Health
An extensive directory to information on a variety of health topics, including cancer, infectious diseases, diabetes, pregnancy, AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases, eye disorders, and many more.  Sponsored by the City University of New York, New York Academy of Medicine, and New York Public Library. The Spanish links are located at the bottom of the page.

MEDLINEplus Información de Salud
A health resource in Spanish of the National Library of Medicine. This site features a Spanish medical encyclopedia, information on various health topics, and interactive tutorials.  

 


Business

MegaBolsa
Covers stock market closings and trends from around the world.  Includes news and analysis.

Busca Finanzas
This site covers markets, investing, banking, credit, retirement, and financial planning.

U S Department of Commerce
Covers information about news relating to commerce, commerce offices and services, economic growth and analysis, free trade and professional job opportunities.


Travel

Despegar.com
Flight information, cruises, hotels, car rentals, and special travel packages.

The Hotel Guide
An international guide to hotels, searchable by hotel name or city name.


Entertainment and News

Univision
This site provides schedules, descriptions, and discussions of programs that appear on the Univision network.

CNN en Español
Spanish news from Cable News Network which includes world reports and the Americas, weather, economics, and sports.

Mexican Newspapers Online
From the University of Texas at San Antonio, this site provides links to many Mexican newspapers.


Books

Spanish Book Distributors
Bilingual site featuring easy-to-use search engine and well-organized lists of fiction, nonfiction, bestsellers, and more.

Latin American Book Source
An extensive Spanish book site. Search by theme or topic, author, title and new releases.


Videos

Laguna Films
A distributor of Spanish language films, especially those produced in Mexico and other countries.  Films are divided into several different categories such as action, comedy, drama, etc.

Azteca Pictures
Offers a selection of Spanish language films with excellent annotations.



Sports

Yahoo en Español--Links to Soccer Teams
Provides links to the soccer sites and teams of multiple countries around the world.

Major League Soccer
The web site for Major League Soccer (MLS) that contains team member information, MLS news, articles, and the MLS league schedule.
 


Religion and Culture

Bible Gateway
Allows you to look up particular passages or search the text by keyword. Contains both NVI and RVA versions.

 
 

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