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Americas ----------------------------------------- americast SUB.web- pics, stories..
South Am.   word for "kite"
kite history? culture? festivals?
 kite cultural webs & links
Argentinia RA

south-america
pop. 33 M
language: esp.

 

cometa, volantín, barriletes
kite activity yes.


- argentina subweb -

- batoco kite club
Bolivia south-america
pop. 6 M
language: esp, ketcua,
aimara.		 cometa, estrella
kite activity yes. 		 
Brasil BR south-america
pop. 153 M
language: port.

pipa, papagaio
kite activity yes.

manjha club, pepe carlos

- bahadara
- ventodepipa
- pipa.art.brasil
- sao paolo kiting 2003 by henry
Chile RCH south-america
pop. 13 M
language: espanol

cometa, volantín

 

 

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pampa
- ventilador cometas chile -
- kites chile kite infos .
- kites santiago .
- manjha kites and lines by henry 2003 (fr.)
- des cerfs-volants chiliens et brésiliens (fr.)
Colombia CO

south-america
pop. 34 M
language: esp.

kolumbien aktuell (germ.)

cometa, media mesa
kite activity yes.
bimana medellin
[photo a.uribe, bimana]

- colombia kite cruise 2001 -
- kite.performance bimana -
- kites colombia - pics - -
- club kugui santa fe de bogota -
- news about colombia including "kite" -
. national stuntkite league . - alex olano bogota -
photo by yaripa
[photos de i.uribe + r.cruz]
Ecuador EC south-america
pop. 11 M
language: esp.		 cometa
kite activity yes. 		 
Guyana GUY south-america
pop. 0,8 m
language: engl.		 kite  
Paraguay PY south-america
pop. 4,5 M
language: esp. + guarani		 cometa  
Peru PE south-america
pop. 23 M
language: esp + ketjua

cometa

- peru nasca prehistoric kitefly? - a thesis [german]
- kite pic peru
- Jamie Marshall photo

- peru subweb -

Suriname SME south-america
pop. 0,4 m
language: ndl.		 vlieger  
Uruguay ROU south-america
pop. 3 M
language: esp.		 cometa  
Venezuela YV south-america
pop. 20 M
language: esp.		 cometa

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Caribe   word for "kite"
kite history? culture? festivals?
 kite cultural webs & links
Antigua - AG caribe
pop. 0,06 M
language: en		 kite  
Antillas (NL) caribe
pop. -
language: ned, papiamentzu		 papalote
kite activity yes.
Curacao
caribe
pop. -
language: ned, papiamentzu		 Fli
kite activity yes.
The kite season (festivals, workshops, competitions) starts the weekend after carnival until may. International kite festival (Curacao cup) is usually held in April each year. www.curacaokites.com
Bahamas BS caribe
pop. 0,25 M
language: engl.		 kite
kite activity yes.		  
Cuba C caribe
pop. 10 M
language: esp.		 cometa, cometón, papaguapo
kite activity yes. 		- CUBA subweb -
Dominica WD caribe
pop. 0,07 m
language: engl.		 kite  
Dominican Republic DOM caribe
pop. 7 M
language: esp.		 cometa Republica Domenicana
- cabarete dom rep kitesurf
Grenada WG caribe
pop. 0, m
language: engl.		 kite
kite activity yes. 		- dancing frog at grenada kitefest 1998 -
Haiti RH caribe
pop. 6 M
language: fr + creol		 cerf-volant  
Jamaica JA caribe
pop. 2,4 M
language: engl.

kite
kite activity yes.

author unknown?

 - jamaica kitefestival 2000
Martinique (FR) caribe
language: fr.		 cerf-volant
Puerto Rico (usa) caribe
pop. 3,5 M
language: engl.		 chiringa  
St.Kitts KN caribe
pop. 0,15 m
language: engl.		 kite  
St.Lucia WL caribe
pop. 0,04 m
language: engl.		 kite  
St.Vincent WV caribe
pop. 0,1 m
language: engl.		 kite  
Trinidad +Tobago TT caribe
pop. 1,3 M
language: engl.		 kite  

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Central Am.   word for "kite"
kite history? culture? festivals?
 kite cultural webs & links
Barbados BDS central-america
pop. 0,25 M
language: engl.		 kite  
Belize BH central-america
pop. 0,2 M
language: engl.		 kite  
Bermuda (GB) central-america
pop. 0,06 M
language: engl, port.

kite
kite activity yes.

Costa Rica CR central-america
pop. 3 M
language: esp.		 cometa kite from newspaper, bamboo
El Salvador ES central-america
pop. 5 M
language: esp.		 cometa  
Guatemala GCA central-america
pop. 10 M
language: esp.

cometa, barriletes
kite activity yes.


- All-Saints Day kite celebration in Guatemala 2002
- Kite Festival at Santiago Sacatapequez
- pics from barriletes workshop bogota 2001
- guatemala subweb -
Honduras HN central-america
pop. 5 M
language: esp.		 cometa, papelote  
Maya Culture central-america
pop. -
language: maya		 atoker
kite activity unknown		  
Mexico MEX central-america
pop. 85 M
language: esp.

cometa, papalote

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- MEXICO subweb -
Nicaragua NIC central-america
pop. 4 M
language: esp.		 cometa, papalote  
Panama PA central-america
pop. 2,5 M
language: esp.		 cometa  

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North Am.   word for "kite"
kite history? culture? festivals?
 kite cultural webs & links
Canada CDN N-america
pop. 28 M
language: eng, fr.

cerf-volant, kite
kite activity yes.

niagara bridge - the first line crossing 1847

vancouver, ray bethel
- BC kiteflier asscn. BCKA -
- gander academy kite theme page - history of kites.
USA USA

north-america
pop. 225 M
language: eng.

california trike

red line project

kite
kite activity yes.

cody 1901

nine-eleven by george peters

- drachen-foundation historical, cultural, scientific, and artistic aspects of kiting
- One Sky One World page OSOW denver. (& intl web )
- aeronautics+space NASA kite page
- Buggy Newz first historic parakart docs
- kitelife american online magazine
- archive: 'kitelines' magazine
- AKA north-american kitefliers assn.
- Charles Benton KAP kite aerial photography
- Dave Culp Speedsailing powerkiting the water
- smithsonian kitefestival washington dc. (founder: paul e.garber)
- kitefest washington state
- madison kites on ice festival
- carl crowell about kites
- gina hsiung fighterkites + kitefestivals
- dancing frog links & .
- californian art kite gallery .
- garber kite first stuntkite from the 1940ies .
- sky's the limit kite history by meg + bill
- glennn's miniature kites
- kites at burningman blackrock tethered aviation -

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