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Vista de Viernes: Patagonia

Testimonial: Josh Giltz

¡Que divertido! My time here at ECELA in Mendoza flew by. I’ve met some wonderful people and learned a lot about Argentina. I’ve learned a lot of Spanish and improved my previous skills. I recommend ECELA in Mendoza to anyone interested in learning from great teachers in a comfortable environment. The city and people were […]

How Esperanto Can Help you Learn Spanish

Have you always wanted to learn Spanish (or another language), but felt too insecure or awkward to try? Maybe you’ve been told you don’t have an ear for languages, or you just don’t know how to dive in to the complex grammatical structures and alien vocabulary of a new language. If any of this sounds […]

Modismo del Dia: No se hizo la miel para la boca del asno.

Spanish Saying: No se hizo la miel para la boca del asno. Literal Translation: Honey wasn’t made for a donkey’s mouth. English Equivalent: Don’t cast your pearls before swine; Don’t waste something good on those who can’t appreciate it.

Vista de Viernes: On the Road

Testimonial: Tom Heath

Creo que soy testimonio de que ECELA es útil para todo el mundo no importa su edad. Tengo 75 años y he aprendido mucho en un periodo corto de tiempo. He tenido buen tiempo. Mi esposa y yo hemos tenido un homestay excepcional. La dama con quien estamos alojados es una cocinera extraordinaria. Ella es […]

Cultural Tidbit: Original Quechua Song and Video

This song is about a woman returning to the town she grew up in. It was filmed and recorded in San Jose de Ushua near Ayacucho, Peru. Great scenes of daily life. English subtitles.

Modismo del Dia: Quechua

If you study Spanish in Peru, you might get to experience this Quechua proverb first hand: Quechua saying: Imaynatan munanki chaynallatataq munasunki. Literal Translation: Just as you love others, they will love you. English Equivalent: What goes around comes around; You reap what you sow.

Cultural Tidbit: Quechua Culture

If you study Spanish in Peru, you will no doubt encounter many indigenous people, including the Quechua. The Peruvian Quechua, who refer to themselves as “Runa” or “the people” trace their history back to a thousand years before the Incan empire. When the empire rose, these people and their language were absorbed into it. As […]