Yanapuma's Spanish school in Cuenca (Santa Ana de los Cuatro Rios de Cuenca in full!) offers the same high-quality Spanish courses that we have offered in our Quito school for the past 12 years, with our team of professional and qualified teachers.
🔸 Study from 2 to 4 hours per day up to 5 days per week.
🔸 Small group, couples, conversation, or individual classes at all levels.
🔸 Located in the heart of the colonial district of Cuenca in a comfortable historic building.
🔸 A wealth of churches, plazas, musuems, colonial architecture and other attractions to visit in this UNESCO-declared World Heritage site.
🔸 Immerse yourself in the traditions and culture of the Andean lifestyle!.
🔸 Standard and Intensive Spanish programs.
🔸 "Cuenca Cultural" program, combining Spanish classes with cultural excursions.
🔸 "Volunteer Cuenca" program of Spanish classes and volunteering.
🔸 Homestay accommodation with a friendly local host family, or hostel and hotel options.
Communicative Language Teaching
Teachers are trained in the "Communicative Language Teaching" method which promotes interaction as the primary means and goal of study, rather than merely achieving "grammatical competence". Learning is linked to personal experience and interests which makes lessons more engaging and productive.
🔸 Museo del Banco Central - an extensive display of the cultures of Ecuador, religious artifacts, gold, etc.
🔸 Catedral de la Immaculada (New Cathedral) and El Sagrario (Old Cathedral).
🔸 Rio Tomebamba.
🔸 Mirador de Turi.
🔸 Plaza Abdon Calderón, one of several plazas in Cuenca.
🔸 Galeria E. Vega and the Galeria de arte Moderno Municipal.
🔸 Local crafts and produce markets.
🔸Amaru Zoologico.
🔸 Museo de los Artes Aboriginos.
🔸 Local food and crafts markets.
The school will be closed on these days:
📆 New Year: 1 January.
📆 Carnaval: 24-25 February.
📆 Good Friday: 10 April.
📆 Labor Day: 1 May.
📆 Battle of Pichincha: 24 May.
📆 Indedpendence Day: 10 August.
📆 Guayaquil Independence Day: 09 October.
📆 Day of the Dead: 2 November.
📆 Cuenca Independence Day: 03 November.
📆 Christmas: 25 December - 01 January the school is closed.
