Llama Education, Arequipa:
Llama Education is a Spanish Language School located in Arequipa, the capital city of the Arequipa Region, which lies in the Andes Mountains in southern Peru. We offer customized, immersion Spanish language packages in Arequipa since 1998. In 2003 we built our own school located in the residential Casabella district (just a 10 minute taxi ride from Arequipa’s Main Square) in Cerro Colorado.
Essential Spanish Course for Travellers in Peru and Latin America
For individuals or small groups , this is the perfect course for tourists who have very little knowledge of Spanish and want to start communicating in Spanish.
Standard Spanish Language Course
Llama Education has four standard levels, named after the four most important volcanoes in Arequipa:
1. Pichu Pichu Level: A one-week program focused solely on the present tense. Students learn at least 250 of the most important Spanish words and their uses.
2. Misti Level: A two-week program studying the present tense, and also introducing future and past tenses. Students´ vocabulary increases to around 500 words.
3. Chachani Level: A four-week program studying past tenses in more depth. Students´ vocabulary increases to between 1,000 and 1,500 words at this level.
4. Ampato Level: A six-week program covering all tenses: past, present and future. Student vocabulary increases to between 1,500 and 2,000 words.
5. Coropuna Level: Advanced Spanish Course
Spanish for Kids (7 – 12)
The course is taught by Peruvian elementary school teachers and the classrooms are designed to provide them with a good environment.
Spanish for Teens (13-17)
There are plenty of challenging activities for teens in these classes, as well as a number of excursions where they have opportunities to practice Spanish. If possible, they will also have the opportunity to meet young Peruvian people of a similar age.
Homestay Program with a Local Family
Staying with a local Peruvian family helps students to adjust to a new culture and language in the comfort and safety of a home-like environment. It gives students ample opportunity to talk with their family and to put into practise what they are learning in their lessons.
Spanish Language and Camping Program
This summer you can combine Spanish classes and camping on the best beaches of Camana; the programme consists of 4 days of highly intensive Spanish classes in Arequipa and a 3 day camp on the beach.
Arequipa Cultural Exchange Program
In between lessons students can become acquainted with the culture of Arequipa and the city's premier sights and attractions. The cultural exchange allows students to practice Spanish in a nearby cafe, reading news articles and applying your knowledge of Spanish to form conversations about their experiences during the day.
Peruvian History and Peruvian Literature Course in Spanish
*Language and Literature Course
*Universal Spanish Language and Literature Course for Teaching Spanish
Quechua Spanish Language Course
This course is directed at people who want to know more about Peruvian culture and Andean customs or people interested in living and interacting with people of the Andes, for example Colca, Puno, and Cusco.
Mystical + Spanish Course in Arequipa
This course combines Spanish classes and an introduction to the mystical traditions of Peru.