Learn Spanish in Cuzco
CAPITAL OF THE INCAS
The ancient Inca capital takes its visitors on a journey into the distant past. Here one finds testimony to the momentous history of the Inca Empire. Cathedrals, churches, Inca ruins and many other sites, as well as the fantastic scenery in the Andes, make Cuzco a magic and attractive destination. The city today has some 320 000 inhabitants and is the tourist centre of Peru. It was included in the UNESCO world heritage list in 1983. Cuzco lies in a mountain valley, some 3500 metres above sea level, at the confluence of the Chunchullmayo, Tullumayo and Huatanay rivers. When the Inca arrived in this valley in the 10th or 11th century, Cuzco was no more than a small village. Its expansion and conversion to the capital began under the Inca Pachacuti and was continued and completed in the reign of his son Tupac Yupanqui.
ARRIVAL OF THE SPANIARDS
When Francisco Pizarro captured Cuzco with little fighting on November 15, 1533, the city was still resplendent in its ancient glory. Spanish chroniclers were able to describe how Cuzco looked at that time. It was not until the siege of Cuzco in 1536 by the Inca Manco, who was placed on the throne by the Spaniards and later rebelled, that almost all the buildings were burned to the ground. Even today, the remnants of Inca architecture are visible in Cuzco, as the modern city was built on Inca foundations.
LANGUAGE COURS IN CUZCO:
Language cours at Amauta Spanish School
Language travel in Peru; language schools and language courses in Cuzco
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 Peru and Cuzco.
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
Cuzco are offered at their original prices. For further information on language travel in
Cuzco, please visit one of our agency branches or visit our website on www.boalingua.com.
