Learn Spanish in Costa Rica

  Costa Rica

• San Jose: 
San Jose
• North Western Region: 
Heredia

Description: Our international language school in the magnificent city of Heredia offers year-long Spanish courses for all Spanish proficiency levels. You can begin your course on any Monday of the year, and you will learn Spanish together with students from all over the world. In addition, you will experience the Costa Rican culture while participating in our lively activities and exploring the country on our excursions. A great assistance during your stay in Costa Rica will be the clearly spoken Spanish of the inhabitants, allowing you to understand your conversations more easily and encouraging you to reproduce the words that you have heard - you'll progress quickly and have fun experiencing the Latin culture at the same time.

Highlights:
* Very diverse landscape with 78 national parks, tropical rain forests, and beautiful sandy beaches
* Convenient to tour the country on the weekend because of its relatively small size
* Clearly spoken Spanish of the "Ticos" is easily understandable
* Best education standards in Central America
* Great price-quality ratio due to low living expenses
* Central America's safest country
* Friendly and amicable residents often approach visitors
* Santo Domingo de Heredia's ideal location between San Jos? and Heredia (approx. 10 minutes by bus in both directions)
* International airport of San Jose (SJO) with daily flights to and from Europe is only approximately 20 minutes away

The following excursions are offered on a regular basis and are pay-as-you-go.
* Pacific Coast
* Ziplining
* Arenal Volcano
* Tortuguero National Park
* Poas Volcano & La Paz Waterfall
* Rafting
* Manuel Antonio National Park
* Corcovado National Park
* Monteverde National Park
* Caribbean Coast
* Montezuma

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Application Process Involves:

• Written Application

Academia Columbus-Playa del Carmen's Mission Statement: To offer not just a language-learning program, but a multicultural, diverse and life-changing cultural experience that will transform those who take part of it. To make sure that the learning is not just in the classroom, but that Playa del Carmen becomes their school!

Year Founded: 2006