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A zoom in on the map showing the church of Guadalupe Hildago.

Map of the Month: September 2024

¡Bienvenidos todos a la Ciudad de México! From the chinampas of Xochimilco to the National Palace in the city center, Mexico City is one of the most historically significant cities of Latin America. W...

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A zoom in on the Mississippi River, with the Arkansas river to the upper left. Arkansas is spelt how it's pronounced- with a W at the end.

Map of the Month: April 2024

The political boundaries of North America have gone through many changes. As part of New Spain, Central America was known as the Captaincy General of Guatemala, or the Kingdom of Guatemala. The territ...

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close up of one of the linguistic maps with the concentrations of the speakers of the Maya/ Maaya T'aan language depicted by the various shapes. The yellow color of the shapes signifies a 5-25% margin of the local population that is fluent in the given language.

New Web Index: 2005 Indigenous Languages of Mexico

The ASU Library Map and Geospatial Hub is pleased to present a collection of newly digitized maps, accompanied by a corresponding web map index: 2005 Indigenous Languages of Mexico. ...

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Magnification of the map inset showing the borders of Central American states. In the map, Honduras, Verapaz, Chiapas, Guatemala, and Nicaragua are depicted with boundaries which have drastically evolved since 1846. Boundaries are represented by a dotted or dashed line. Solid lines in the interior of the peninsula reflect major drainages. Concentric lines surrounding the peninsula reflect the elevational descent into the Gulf of Mexico.

Map of the Month: July 2022

Our July Map of the Month is this 1848 “Mexico & Guatemala” map published just before the end of the Mexican-American War by S. Augustus Mitchell. It features a detailed depiction of the various i...

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Screen grab of Linguistic Map of Mexico and Central America with pop-up box showing language and language family

New Web App: Linguistic Map of Mexico and Central America

Our latest web app, Linguistic Map of Mexico and Central America, is now live and available to the public. ...

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Seonaid Valiant

The Latin Americana Collection at ASU Library and Distinctive Collections

Seonaid Valiant, Ph.D., MLIS, Curator for Latin American Studies, ASU Library. The Latin Americana Collection at ASU Library draws on many collections in the open stacks and Di...

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