This link explains the importance of the HDI index, and includes a thematic world map of HDI.
Recent development indicators/statistics
Ecuador - Indicators and statistics
Background to issues in Ecuador
Current issues for Ecuador and what the WFP is doing to help
Access to food
UN World Food Program helping rural families
Women in Ecuador overcome barriers in farming
Access to water
Esmeraldes WASH Program - Ecuador
Access to housing
Access to health services
Access to education
Challenges accessing education on the Columbia-Ecuador border
The Villiage Education Project
Recent development indicators/statistics
Human development report - Brazil
Background to issues in Brazil
Poverty and inequality for Brazil
Access to food
Access to water
Improved supply to water in Brazil
Sanitation in Brazil is still unsatisfactory
Access to housing
Access to health services
Access to education
Barriers to education in Brazil
Government and international initiatives
Recent development indicators/statistics
Background to issues in Uruguay
Tiny country - big population problems
Background to Uruguay - including environmental concerns
Access to water
Access to water for poort communities - UN
Modernising national water utility
Access to health services
Access to education
Tackling inequality in education
Government and international initiatives
South America on a Shoestring by 
Venezuela by 
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A Brief History of Brazil by This link opens in a new window
A Brief History of Peru by This link opens in a new windowRecent development indicators/statistics
GDP per capita - List of countries
International Human Development Indicators - interactive world map
Percentage of population living on $1.25 a day - Interactive map
Population living below the poverty line
Types of climate around the world
Access to food
Access to water
Access to clean water - list by coutry
Why is there a water problem in Latin America?
Access to education
Education - search education by country
Access to health
Basic health profile - search coutries of the Americas
Government and international initiatives
Help improve the lives of those living in poverty
Recent development indicators/statistics
Overview of Paraguay - The World Bank
Background to issues in Paraguay
Why is poverty an issue for Paraguay?
Access to water
Improving access to water in Paraguay - Goal Wash Paraguay
Access to housing
Access to health services
World Health Organisation - Paraguay
Access to education
Government and international initiatives
Government initiatives to improve poverty in Paraguay
Recent development indicators/statistics
BBC News - Profile of Columbia
Poverty and wealth in Columbia
Background to issues in Columbia
Poverty and inequality in Columbia
Access to food
Access to water
Initiatives to improve water supply
Turning around Columbia's drinking water
Access to health services
Poor access to health services in Columbia
Access to education
Columbia's goals for education
Government and international initiatives
Recent development indicators/statistics
Background to issues in Venezuela
Reasons why Venezuela has the world's worst economy
Economic problems in Venezuela
Access to water
Venezuelans thirsty in a land of abundant water
Access to housing
Venezuela's struggle with urbanisation
Access to health care
Venezuela's health care crisis
Access to education
Education in Venezuela has greatly imrpoved - UNESCO
Government and international initiatives
Recent development indicators/statistics
Background to issues in Peru
Environmental issues in Peru - WWF
Access to food
Access to water
Access to clean and affordable water
Access to housing
Access to health services
Access to education
The state of education in Peru
Government and international initiatives
