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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, www.smm.org/sln/ma.

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

Relish an exhibit of African Art from its diverse nations and peoples at www2.lib.virginia.edu/artsandmedia/artmuseum/africanart.

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

Discover the treasures of Russia from the Kremlin to the cathedrals. 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 www. yahooligans.com/ docs/ safety (This page is no longer available, but you can find Yahoo! Safely at http://safely.yahoo.com). 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 www.kidscom.com 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 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 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 http://kids.yahoo.com, www.askkids.com, and www.kidsclick.org)