
An exciting new database: World Scholar: Latin America and the Caribbean from Gale Cengage. It provides primary sources, academic journals, news feeds, reference articles, maps, statistics, and some audio and video about the region.
Take a look at:
http://library.ucf.edu/Web/purl.asp?pid=1234 or
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/orla57816?db=LAC
Lots of opportunities to learn about our own hemisphere!