Since 2000 Academia Columbus has been offering high quality language courses. Our international Spanish schools in San José / Heredia - Costa Rica, Quito - Ecuador and Playa del Carmen - Mexico offer year-round Spanish courses either in small groups or in private lessons. New Spanish courses start every Monday of the year in all schools for all levels (except absolute beginners). You will improve your skills rapidly due to our mini group instruction with an average of 3 and a maximum of 5 students per group. Our schools are all centrally located and offer a great learning atmosphere in modern classrooms.

Our school - Academia Columbus Costa Rica - lies in the heart of charming Santo Domingo de Heredia, just a few minutes by bus from the lively capital city San José. The school is surrounded by a tropical garden with palm trees and exotic plants, and has 15 bright, spacious classrooms that provide an excellent learning environment. All accommodations are within walking distance of the school. For more information, please go to Costa Rica.

Quito, Ecuador´s capital and second-largest city, offers a fantastic, spring-like climate all year round, as well as impressive panoramic views of the snow-capped Andes mountain range. Our school building is located in the modern part of one of the continent´s safest and most dynamic metropolises. For more information, go to Ecuador.

Academia Columbus Mexico in Playa del Carmen offers a great opportunity to combine a Spanish course with a relaxing holiday in the Caribbean. This enchanting Mexican town has a great tourism infrastructure without being overcrowded. Learn Spanish at our school right in the heart of Playa del Carmen, just a short distance away from the beach and the bustling Quinta Avenida! For more information, go to Mexico.

Besides our language courses, we also offer internships and volunteering opportunities in all three countries. Explore new cultures, gain work experience abroad and add an impressive highlight to your resume with an internship or volunteering project in a foreign country!