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Prójimos
La cultura y civilización de Latinoamérica 5a edición ©2012 Mark D Larsen | 
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As its subtitle clarifies, Prójimos is an e-text, distributed in “.pdf” format, for use in advanced Spanish courses on the culture and civilization of Latin America. Said format boasts many convenient and desirable features that are lacking in paper-and-ink books. For example:
- Thanks to the unique capabilities of computers, readers can search for any word or phrase throughout the entire text —a function that greatly outshines any printed index, no matter how detailed.
- The text comes complete with hyperlinked bookmarks: users merely need to click on said links to immediately jump to a particular chapter or subsection. Similarly, the table of contents is also hyperlinked to the actual pages it identifies.
- Rather than mere grayscale images, the text’s numerous graphics, illustrations, photos, maps, tables, and timelines are in full color:
- Of course, those who prefer to read from paper instead of a computer screen can always print pages, sections, chapters, or even the entire text with their own personal printer. In point of fact, the text’s pages are formatted for standard 8.5" x 11" paper, and if one prints them on both sides of the sheets, it is possible to put them in a ringed binder and see the graphics that extend over two pages in proper perspective.
- More importantly, even if one spends money on paper and ink cartridges to print the text, the cost is only a fraction of the price of its previous, paper-and-ink editions —since it is no longer necessary to pay inflated percentages to publishers, printers, distributors, and bookstores.
- As an added bonus, there is also an accompanying homework program available, Trivialidades, version 3.0, to help users learn and retain the numerous names, dates, events, maps, timelines, concepts, and other relevant facts covered in the e-text.
The following is an abbreviated table of contents from Prójimos that shows the major subject areas covered:
| Chapter | Title | Page |
| Prólogo | 9 | |
| Introducción: | Los nombres americanos | 13 |
| Capítulo 1: | La geografía | 19 |
| Capítulo 2: | La prehistoria | 45 |
| Capítulo 3: | Los olmecas y mayas | 57 |
| Capítulo 4: | Los teotihuacanos, toltecas, y aztecas | 77 |
| Capítulo 5: | Los nascas, mochicas, e incas | 97 |
| Capítulo 6: | Otros nativos americanos | 111 |
| Capítulo 7: | El descubrimiento | 121 |
| Capítulo 8: | La conquista | 137 |
| Capítulo 9: | Transiciones e intercambios culturales | 157 |
| Capítulo 10: | Las colonias | 179 |
| Capítulo 11: | La independencia | 199 |
| Capítulo 12: | El siglo XIX | 213 |
| Capítulo 13: | El siglo XX | 241 |
| Capítulo 14: | La actualidad | 271 |
| Apéndice A: | Referencias recomendadas | 321 |
| Apéndice B: | Canciones populares latinoamericanas | 329 |
Those who would like a copy of Prójimos merely need to contact me via the e-mail link at the bottom of this page, or by writing to yanquetino [at] casteyanqui [dot] com, and I will gladly provide them the URL, username, and password to download it.
As a service to the profession, I am happy and willing to make these materials available to educators and their students free-of-charge. There is no obligation, but if you find them useful and informative, you might consider making a token donation to support my efforts.
