Learn Spanish in Costa Rica

Costa Rica, aptly named
The “rich coast”. There is almost nothing more to add, so well does the name reflect the place. Coasts, more accurately, because Costa Rica lives for and by the ocean, with its reclusive fishing villages and its seaside towns with their nightclubs that never close. Rich because this country possesses a range of flora and fauna that is one of the most varied and abundant in the world. And a network of rivers that descends from the mountain chain to refresh the plains. What more could you ask for? When Christopher Columbus landed here in 1502, he dreamed about staying. Five centuries later, Post-Columbians from all around the world are also reluctant to leave, once they have dipped their feet into the clear-blue waters of Costa Rica.
From Puntarenas, a small metropolitan centre where the DJ’s are as numerous as the candy-sellers, where they listen to the latest Reggae hits while sipping fruit juice cocktails, you can reach the Island of San Lucas. An unusual sort of prison, without fences or bars, where the prisoners sell their handcrafted goods. As for the Pacific coast, it is overflowing with entertainment by night, and with shady bungalows by day, where revellers rest after dancing. However, Costa Rica must not be reduced to its tourist infrastructure. Deeper into the country, within the national parks where you find species unknown elsewhere, the Indians conserve traditions that go back to the dawn of time. Works made by hand, including the souvenir wagons that are the emblem of the nation.
Between two oceans, Costa Rica possesses a fascinating ethnic diversity. In the centre, it is not rare to come across entire villages of blonde-haired, blue-eyed inhabitants. Jewel of Central America, Kingdom of pure life and luxurious leisure, Costa Rica will not stop surprising those who stay for more than a few days. Slip into the back-alleys of the capital, San José, to feel the magic of a country where it’s enough to simply let yourself be.