Learn Spanish in Cuenca
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Most Ecuadorians consider Cuenca the most beautiful city in their country, a real jewel. The capital of Azuay province lies 2549 metres high on the banks of the Tomebamba. The blue domes of the new cathedrals dominate the city’s skyline. It is home to 27 churches and their treasures. Romantic cobbled streets, flower-decked squares and well-tended colonial houses create a special atmosphere. Cuenca, with approximately 300,000 inhabitants is the third-largest city as well as the economic centre of the Southern Sierra. Arts and crafts are important here, alongside the textile and furniture industries. Pottery, Panama hats, gold and silver items, jewellery and artistic textiles such as ponchos and Ikat scarves are produced. A similarly wide range can also be found in the colourful markets held on Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Cuenca is home to well-known artists, writers and philosophers as well as a state university, which enabled it to become the intellectual capital of the country.
THE ATHENS OF ECUADOR
Cuenca is known as the “Athens of Ecuador” because of its many cathedrals and gorgeous old town. In 1999, the old town was included in the UNESCO world cultural heritage list. The old and the new cathedrals are located on the city’s most important square, Plaza Abdón Calderón. “La Nueva Catedral” was never actually finished, as work on it was continually interrupted by earthquakes, never the less the cathedral has space for 10,000 believers.
LANGUAGE COURS IN CUENCA:
Language cours at Estudio Internacional Sampere
Language travel in Ecuador; language schools and language courses in Cuenca
Founded in 1989, Boa Lingua is an independenly-owned language travel specialist, representing 200 of the world’s best and most renowned language schools in 30 different countries. Boa Lingua is a member of the Travel Guarantee and a founding member of SALTA, the official Swiss Association of Language Travel Agents. Boa Lingua won the Best Language Travel Agent in Europe LTM Star Award, three years in a row (2007, 2008, 2009), presented by the renowed ’Language Travel Magazine.’ Today, Boa Lingua is the leading European provider of language travel programs in Ecuador and Cuenca.
All language schools we work with in have been personally visited by our management to verify the quality of the education as well as the infrastructure of the school. All programs in
Cuenca are offered at their original prices. For further information on language travel in
Cuenca, please visit one of our agency branches or visit our website on www.boalingua.com.
