The Place
Puerto Varas is a nice small city in southern Chile, situated at the shores of lake Llanquihue
with the volcanoes Osorno and Calbuco
in the background. With just 33,000 habitants, it was named recently Chile's city with the best life quality. It's a perfect place to explore nature and to do different outdoor sports. There is a wide range of possibilities, e.g. the national parks Vicente Pérez Rosales, the lake Todos Los Santos (starting point of famous Chilean-Argentinian Lake Crossing), and the Petrohué waterfalls. If you want to relax, you can just walk through the streets and admire the arquitecture with a strong German influence - many of the buildings are national monuments.
The School
The lessons will take part in a nice wooden house that also serves as a home for the teachers. The language school is located in the center of Puerto Varas, just a block from the main square and the lake. Both teachers are native speakers with years of experience in teaching Spanish as a foreign language which allows them to adapt easily to the needs of each student. Fun and a good sense of humour are part of the teaching methods. The school provides free Internet access through WiFi, a small library and touristic information of the region.
If you wish to learn Spanish as intensive as possible, you may stay directly at the teachers' home.
The Spanish Lessons
Courses are offered in different categories:
Spanish for travelling,
Spanish for studying or internships
and Business-Spanish. The classes are designed according to your interests. Depending on your proficiency level, the courses are provided at three levels: Basic
(1 & 2), Intermediate
(1 & 2) and Advanced
(1 & 2). Lessons includes conversation classes that are used to practice your Spanish in real life situations, e.g. cooking together Chilean meals, visiting museums, etc.
Classes are offered year-round and if you need weekend classes, this can be organized as well! All levels are combined with activities to practice the gained knowledge.
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Lake Llanquihue and Volcano Osorno
The language school
Interactive Spanish classes
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| If you like music and dancing, you may combine your Spanish classes with flamenco classes or percussion, or just to relax you may practice yoga.
There are also excursions to the national parks Vicente Peréz Rosales or Alerce Andino where you can enjoy horseback riding, trekking at the footsteps of the Osorno and Calbuco volcanoes, discover hiking trails and much more. For those who like the adventure and the water, Puerto Varas is a good place for canoeing, rafting, kayaking or scuba diving.
A good variety of bars and restaurants and a casino offer an interesting nightlife. |
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Landscape in the Lake District |
Puerto Varas
