Pan American Institute of Geography and History
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The Pan American Institute of Geography and History (PAIGH, Spanish: Instituto Panamericano de Geografía e Historia - IPGH) is an international organisation dedicated to the generation and transference of knowledge specialized in the fields of cartography, geography, history and geophysics.
The institute was created on February 7, 1928, during a conference held in Havana. The city that was established to be the host was Mexico City. The Institute signed an agreement with the Organization of American States and became a specialized organization of the OAS; in 1974 this agreement was modified and signed.
PAIGH publishes the following academic journals:
- Biannual publications
- Revista Cartográfica
- Revista Geográfica
- Revista de Historia de América
- Revista Geofísica
- Annual publications
- Boletín de Antropología Americana
- Revista de Arqueología Americana y Folklore Americano