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.VolumeI, Issue 10, July 7, 1996

Start a Maya Adventure at any X on the map from the Science Museum of Minnesota. http:// www.sci.mus.mn.us/ sln/ ma/ map.htm. (This site is no longer available.)

Follow the Virtual Inca Trail to the Inca city of Machu Picchu in the Peruvian Andes at http://www.raingod.com/angus/Gallery/Photos/SouthAmerica/
Peru/IncaTrail.html.

Relish an exhibit of African Art from its diverse nations and peoples at http://www.lib.virginia.edu/ clemons/RMC/exhib/93.ray.aa/African.html.

Wander through the great halls of the medieval stone Castles of Wales. Try to find the motte and bailey ones, too. http:// www.wp.com/ castlewales/ home.html. (This site is no longer available.)

Discover the treasures of Russia from the Kremlin to the cathedrals. http://www.geographia.com/russia/rushis02.htm.

Walk along the Great Wall of China at http:// pasture.ecn.purdue.edu/ ~agenhtml/ agenmc/ china/ scenery.html.(This site is no longer available.)

Dear Amy: I'd like to know if there are any Web sites where you can chat with people from all around the world. Alyson, Fremont, CA
Dear Alyson: It's awesome to meet people from other countries over the Internet, and there are lots of ways to do it. My mom says my little brother is too young to join a chat group, but it was OK for me if I posted the "Rules for Online Safety" on the wall next to the computer. I downloaded them from Yahooligans at http:// www. yahooligans.com/ docs/ safety/ Your folks probably want to check out any place where kids are asked to register before you become key pals with other kids. Take them to http:// http://www.kidscom.com/home_flash.html and see what they think. Another place where young people can learn more about important world issues is the Voices of Youth Web site sponsored by Unicef http:// www.unicef.org/ voy/

Dear Amy: I am having trouble finding good sites for kids my age. I am particularly interested in basketball, soccer and Star Trek. David, Cumberland, RI
Dear David: There are a ton of Web sites for all your topics. For basketball and soccer you can go to http:// webcrawler.com/ select/ sports.new.html Also, I found a page at http:// www.crc.ricoh.com/ ~marcush/ startrek.html for all kinds of links to Star Trek information. (These Web sites are no longer available. Some good search engines for kids are www.yahooligans.com, www.ajkids.com, and www.kidsclick.org)