Hispanic American Periodicals Index . Indexes, from 1970- , more than 400 scholarly journals devoted to Latin American topics, with fine subject approach. A bibliographic database for politics, economics and culture, drawn primarily from Latin American newspapers, news magazines and journals. Guide to Official Publications of Foreign Countries . Identifies the principal publications for most executive branch ministries, the legislative branch, and highest courts.
Annotations often contain additional references.
For historic coverage see country volumes by Rosa Q. Mesa. Statistical Abstract of Latin Americ a . The best starting point for national level data covering hundreds of different topics. Coverage varies by year. Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture .