Adoption Sites

International Adoption in Central and South America
Up-to-date information about Central and South American adoptions from the US Department of State.

Latin America Adoptive Parents Association
The local New Jersey chapter of LAPA has their own terrific site as well.

Latin America Parents Association (LAPA)
LAPA is a not-for-profit organization based in the state of New Yorkcommitted to families of Latin American adoption.

Paraguay Adoption WWW Resources
Dedicated to those interested in Paraguay & Adoptions. The site featuresPALS (an automated email list designed to facilitate the sharing ofinformation among parents who adopted, or are adopting, children fromParaguay as well as interested friends and family), Guest Book, Chat Room,Friends List, Activities, Articles & Websites.

Culture Sites

Abya-Yala Bookstore
Abya-Yala Bookstore (the name is the Kuna word for the Americas) offersbooks on North, Central, South America and the Caribbean, with a focusparticularly on Latin America. They have a strong selection of books inEnglish, French, and Spanish, with some books in Portuguese, as well,from Brazil. The bookstore also sells Latin American art, handycrafts,music and other cultural items.

Apple Tree Dolls and Bears
When Merrily and Ted Ripley's children were young, they had a hard timefinding nice, dark-skinned dolls for their internationally adoptedchildren. Play dolls with Asian features were simply not made. So theRipley's started Apple Tree Dolls and Bears. Merrily, director of AdoptionAdvocates International, has taken advantage of her travels around theworld on the behalf of orphan children to collect many different kinds ofdolls, many of which are available at Apple Tree Dolls and Bears. TheRipley's have a good selection of ethnic dolls offered especially so thatchildren of color can have a doll that looks like them.

Guatemala Links
Hundreds of links to things Guatemalan on the Internet!

Kid Tags
Kid Tags is a unique line of rompers, t-shirts and sweatshirts which enableparents to let their children display their country of origin ina fun and proud way.

Project for the People of Paraguay
Want to help the people of your child's birth country? The Project for thePeople of Paraguay (PPP) serves the impoverished children, families andcommunities of Paraguay by providing needed health care, education, humandevelopment and other basic life needs to create a long term improvementprogram that will eventually give back to itself and become selfsustaining.

Say Hello Spanish
Learn 95% of the words used in everyday Spanish fast with this unique audiocassette language program. Developed by a research psychologist, Say HelloSpanish plays English words in one ear and Spanish in the other. Your brainlinks the two together subconsciously, allowing you to learn faster, easierand with greater fluency. ¡Buena suerte!

Translation - Spanish/Portuguese to English
Mary C. Maloof is a university-certified (Georgetown University, 1996)translator with experience in legal translating, including the translationof adoption documents.

Travel Sites

CNN Weather Forecasts for cities in Central and South America
Wondering what to pack? Check out this up-to-the minute weather forecast. Includes four-day outlook and satellite view of the region.

City.net: Central and South Americas
Want to get a lay of the land before you leave home? Take a tour? View city maps? Why not catch up on current events by reading the hometown newspaper? You can with city.net from Excite, a database of 4,300 destinations worldwide.

Lonely Planet - Destinations: Central and South America
Excellent information about travel in Central and South America.

Travel Health On-line
Health precautions, current health concerns, and US Department of State advisories by country.

Travel Spots
Information about travel and sites to see in Central and South America.

World Travel Guide to Central and South America
Comprehensive information about travel to countries in Central and South America.

Family Sites

The Leceta Chisolm and Jean Guibault Family

Ted and Carol Eiferman (Paraquay)

Karrie's Page