Open Educational Resources

A curated collection of teaching materials

Early Images of Latin America

Early Images of Latin America

Description: The Early Images of Latin America collection offers more than 1,800 photographs from the archives of Tulane University’s Latin American Library. The images document modernization in Latin America between the mid-19th century and 1910, addressing...
Recorriendo el Amazonas peruano

Recorriendo el Amazonas peruano

Description: This documentary showcases life in the Peruvian Amazon and highlights the controversy surrounding the government’s proposal to dredge the Marañón, Ucayali and Huallaga rivers to facilitate boat traffic. This proposal has generated opposition,...
¿Es posible sembrar agua?

¿Es posible sembrar agua?

Description: This video introduces the water sowing technique, which is used by a coffee grower in Antioquia, Colombia to conserve water sources on his farm. A mixture of sea salt, brown sugar and gravel or river stones stimulates water retention and filtration in the...
Las qochas

Las qochas

Description: Produced in collaboration with Peru’s Climate Change Adaptation Programme (PACC) and the Social Development Cooperation Fund (FONCODES), this educational video explores the ancient technology of water harvesting and storage using qochas, which are...
Retrato de Tenochtitlan

Retrato de Tenochtitlan

Description: A digital reconstruction of the ancient city of Tenochtitlan (now Mexico City), which was built on the lake of Texcoco, which has now been desiccated. It allows viewers to explore and compare the city’s relationship with water then and now. Teaching...