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The Region

E turismo

A commercial travel site with excellent information on the cuisine of South and Central America including national foods and drinks, including Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil; Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica; Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana: Guatemala, Guyana, Mexico; Nicaragua,  Panama, Paraguay; Peru , Uruguay and Venezuela. B-I-N-G-O.
http://www.eturismo.com/gtrav/index.html

Food Product Design

Background information on many specialties from Central and South American written by a research chef who is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America.
http://www.foodproductdesign.com/archive/2004/1004CC.html

 
New! Illuminating Development
A photo-essay of the developing world.
http://www.worldbank.org/illuminate/index.htm

New! South America
Explore the history, culture, and geography of the nations of South America.
http://www.learnnc.org/students/6/topics/southam-6

Argentina

The history of the marvelous Argentinean dessert: Dulce de leche
http://www.popular-traditional-argentina food.com/dulce_de_leche/history.html

Traditions behind Argentinean recipes
http://www.argentour.com/gente/food.html

Peru

Culinary History of Peru
http://www.culturalexpeditions.com/culinary_history.html

Mexico

The Mexican food industry including the histories of many popular ingredients
http://www.gourmetsleuth.com/mexicanfoodhistory.htm

Mexican Food History
http://www.texmextogo.com/TexMexFoodHistory.htm

Brazil

Brazil: The South American Melting Pot. See the Backgrounder
http://www.globalgourmet.com/destinations/brazil/

Brazil can be subdivided in 5 regions with their own distinct culinary traditions. View each region. Discover the main ingredients and their histories.
http://www.donabrasil.com/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=2

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Various countries:

http://dmoz.org/Home/Cooking/World_Cuisines/Latin_American/

http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/region/food/

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_American_cuisine

Dominican Republic:

http://www.dominicancooking.com/dominican_cuisine/history.htm

http://dominicancooking.com/

Guatemala:

http://www.sallys-place.com/food/ethnic_cusine/guatemala.htm

Puerto Rico:

http://www.elboricua.com/food_history.html

http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/5000/5257.html

Argentina:

http://www.popular-traditional-argentina-food.com/dulce_de_leche/history.html

http://www.argentour.com/gente/food.html

Cuba:

http://www.geocities.com/NapaValley/7035/cuba.html