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Bogota, the capital city of Colombia is far larger than most of us imagine, the size of this city it’s comparable with New York City or Mexico City. Visit Bogota and learn Spanish in our Spanish school Bogota. Read more
One of the best ways to speak Spanish in México its by doing it with the locals, talking with them about the ordinary themes like the local food, the traditions, the culture about the city, etc. Take Spanish courses will help you to get more confident about the language and speak fluently
¿What are the best cities in Mexico to learn Spanish?
Mexico City is one of the best places to learn and speak spanish in Spanish schools our at the same time that you enjoy the culture.
Mexico City or the City of Mexico is the capital of Mexico and the most populous city in North America. It’s the biggest urban core in the Mexican republic and the principal political, economic, social, academical, financial, business, touristic, cultural, fashion and more… center.
The culture in Mexico City
Being the capital of one of the biggest prehispanic empire, the richest viceroyalty in the spanish empire and finally the capital of the actual Mexico, this city has a very rich story and many artistic and cultural expressions. Learn more about the Mexican culture and live it through the language, understanding every word and sentence with our Spanish courses.
The Mexican culture, since the pre-classic Mesoamerica era, has been surrounded by art. Art that we still can see in the different museum around the city. The most important museums about the story of Mexico are:
- Museo Nacional de Antropología
- Museo del Templo Mayor
Many ceramic pieces still are in good state but the most of them were destroyed in the conquest of Mexico.
Other museums where you can find the cultural meaning of Mexico are:
- Museo de Arte Moderno
- Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo
- Museo Soumaya
- Museo Frida Khalo
- And others
If you want to walk more by the downtown, you can find more and more cultural spaces, like Polyforum Cultural Siqueiros, El Teatro de la Ciudad “Esperanza Iris”, the Arena Ciudad de México, Auditorio Nacional and many others.
If you want to have a conversation about food, the guajolota it’s a typical dish that you can consider to talk about, it’s the traditional lunch and consist in a torta of tamal.
The mexican gastronomy is one of the most famous around the world, the tacos, the tortilla, and the meat are the usual food for every person in the capital.
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But if you want to taste another dish, you can do it here too. In other parts from Mexico City you can find international restaurants and coffee shops of haute cuisine from regions like France, Italy, Portugal, Poland, Spain, Thailand, Japan, Korea, China, Lebanon, Peru, Argentina, Brazil and more. In the Spanish classes you will learn Spanish through attractive activities such as sports or cooking. Ask for this new way of learning languages in our Spanish schools. And of course, there are establishments dedicated to the Mexican gastronomy from all country.
So, if you want to learn Spanish, or practice it, come and visit alegre Spanish schools. Learn Spanish while you spend your vacations in Mexico City.
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Known as the South American Athens, the city of music and sometimes called a paradise for the gastronomy, Bogota is the capital city of Colombia and has many faces awaiting for you to discover them. If you want to know more about the city, check the next information and learn Spanish in Spanish school Bogota.
Arriving at Bogota
Bogota is the usual city to get into Colombia for tourists, this is because the International Airport el Dorado is located there. The capital city has the greatest airways with countries and other cities from Colombia. There’s a lot of flies every day and at good cost, you can even learn how to negotiate in our Spanish classes at one of the best language schools in the zone: Spanish school Bogota.
The airport its 12 km away from the city, if you’re lucky you can arrive to the city in 30 minutes approximately, but that’s only if you’re lucky, because the traffic in the city its chaotic, and easily you can make an hour and a half.
From the airport you can arrive to the city by public transport, taxi or an executive transport like apps. The combination and frequency of the bus called Transmilenio it’s wide. It’s a very cheap transport and perfect if you stay close to some bus stop.
About the taxi, the system its comfortable and fast. You should go to the window, ask for the destiny and they will give you a ticket with the cost of the ride. The cost it’s usually cheap, but if you don’t want to complicate yourself with all this process, you can easily ask for a private or executive transport to visit many places and go to the Spanish school Bogota.
Transport in Bogota
The traffic in Bogota it’s an authentic chaos, but there’s a lot of transport that you can use to move in the city.
Taxi in Bogota
Uber and other apps of private transport are one of the best solutions for tourists, in Colombia works better because it’s cheaper than the usual Taxi, and safer. If you use the traditional taxi, make sure to ask for this service in your hotel or some touristic place, like in a restaurant or museum, this is a good recommendation for your safety. Speaking Spanish in Colombia will allow you to transmit the right message and communicate correctly when you need to; for this reason we recommend you to take Spanish courses.
Transmilenio
This is the name of the buses from Bogota, and its one of the biggest line of transport in the city. There are different types of transport: corriente, expreso and superexpreso. The advantage for this transport is that counts with an exclusive track. It’s a good way to know the city and spend less.
Accommodation in Bogota
One of the best things about travel to Colombia is that the level of life it’s very cheap, even the accommodation. Is not hard to find very good options in less than 20 USD (or less) per night.
What to do in Bogota
Below you can find the best places to visit while you’re in Bogota and learn the language with our Spanish Courses.
Climb the Cerro de Monserrate
The views from the Cerro de Monserrate are amazing. One can’t imagine the size of this big capital cities until you see them from the sky, and that’s the point of el Cerro de Montserrate with 3.1 km of height.
You can climb the Cerro, or get to the top by cable car.
- Schedule: from Monday to Saturday 6:30 – 23:30; Sundays 5:30 – 18:30
- Fee: 3 – 6 USD round trip in cable car.
Alleys in downtown
This city has nothing to do with the Colombian cities like Medellin. Bogota has a lot to discover, and one of the best way of do it, it’s by walking for some of the most iconic streets, like the 10 street or 11 street. The historic center has its maximum exponent in the neighborhood of la Candelaria with narrow and leaning streets, with colonial houses of color. Learn more about the architecture and history of these places with our Spanish courses.
Visit the Gold’s Museum
The Gold’s Museum it’s an imperative plan to do in Colombia. The entry its cheap and with the different levels in the building, you can discover the past of the ancient pre-Columbian civilizations, and the legend of El Dorado. All of this thanks to the golden pieces (a collection of more than 30,000 pieces).
- Schedule: Tuesday to Saturday from 9:00 to 18:00; Sundays and festive days from 10:00 to 16:00
- Fee: 1 USD approx.
Walk by the Plaza de Bolívar
One of the best places in the city. This giant square like most of the big cities in Latin-American, full of life and beauty. The monument that highlights over all the others is the Cathedral Primada de Colombia, a big temple of neoclassical style from the XVIII century. But this is not the only place to visit, we have the Capitolio Nacional, the Palacio de Justicia and the Ayuntamiento.
If you want to know more about Bogota and study spanish at the same time, check our services and enjoy the life in the city of El Dorado.
Do you want to teach Spanish? Get more information about our Spanish teacher training course
If you prefer an English teacher training course, we also have options for you with our CELTA courses for beginners or advanced teachers and TKT.
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