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Tom's Spanish School Picks

Here are the lists of Spanish-language learning schools in Antigua and Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, as they will appear in the revised edition of my Lonely Planet guidebook, "Guatemala, Belize & Yucatan: La Ruta Maya," to be published in late summer, 1994.


SPANISH SCHOOLS
Antigua is the nicest place in the country to study Spanish, and there are many schools to choose from - around 70 at last count.
    Price, quality of teaching and satisfaction of students varies greatly from one school to another. Often the quality of the class depends upon the particular instructor, and thus may vary even within a single school. Instructors tend to move around from one school to another to improve their own incomes and teaching conditions, so it is difficult to say which schools are recommendable at any given time. If possible, ask for references and talk to someone who has studied at your chosen school recently.
    Many of Antigua's Spanish schools are organised into two loose groupings, the Asociacio\'n de Academias de Espan\~ol, Apdo Postal 76, Antigua Guatemala; and the Escuelas Unidas de Espan\~ol. Both claim to be approved by the Guatemalan Ministry of Education and INGUAT (Institute of Tourism).

ASOCIACIO\'N DE ACADEMIAS DE ESPAN\~OL--

Academia Centroame\'rica (tel 32 32 97), Abel Alfredo Aquino Cuellar, 1 Calle del Chajo\'n No 19-A, Antigua Guatemala

Academia Cervantes (tel 32 06 35), Carlos Rene\' Aguilar Lo\'pez, 5 Calle Poniente No 42-A, Antigua Guatemala

Academia de Espan\~ol Cristiana (tel 32 03 67), Franklin Romeo Contreras, 6a Avenida Norte No 15, Antigua Guatemala

Academia Landi\'var, He\'ctor Haroldo Pe\'rez Estrada, 2 Calle Oriente No 4, Antigua Guatemala

Academia Pedro de Alvarado (tel 32 22 66), Catalina Galindo de Le-cunff, 1 Calle Poniente No 24, Antigua Guatemala

Centro Dina\'mico (tel 32 24 40), Marta Elisa Gayta\'n, 6a Avenida Norte No 63, Antigua Guatemala

Centro Lingu\"i\'stico Maya (tel 32 06 56), Angel Arturo Miranda Baeza, 5a Calle Poniente No 20, Antigua Guatemala

Instituto Antigu\"en\~o (tel 32 26 82), Jose\' Mario Valle Garci\'a, 1 Calle Poniente No 33, Antigua Guatemala

Proyecto Lingu\"i\'stico Francisco Marroqui\'n (tel & fax 32 04 06), 4a Avenida Sur No 4, Antigua Guatemala


ESCUELAS UNIDAS DE ESPAN\~OL--

Arcoiris (tel 32 29 33), 7 Calle Oriente No 19, Antigua Guatemala

Cabaguil, 7 Calle Oriente No 3, Antigua Guatemala

Colonial, Calzada Santa Luci\'a Sur y Pasaje Matheu No 7, Antigua Guatemala

Donquijote (tel 32 06 51), 9 Calle Poniente No 7, Antigua Guatemala

Tecu\'n Uma\'n (tel 32 27 92), 6 Calle Poniente No 34

INDEPENDENT--

@SMHI = Quiche\' College Level Spanish (tel & fax 32 05 75), 8a Avenida No 15-A, Antigua Guatemala


SPANISH SCHOOLS IN QUETZALTENANGO

Quetzaltenango has several schools where you can study Spanish with native speakers. I have not attended classes at any of these, and would be grateful for reports on quality of programs.

Academia Latinoamericana Mayanse (tel [phone]), 15a Avenida 6-75, (P O Box 375) Zona 1, Quetzaltenango; for information in USA, c/o Max Kintner and Mary Pliska, 3314 Sherwood Lane, Wichita Falls, TX 76308 (tel [phone]).

Guatemalensis Spanish School, 19a Avenida 2-14, Zona 1, Quetzaltenango; for information in USA, c/o Elizabeth Oudens, 644 33rd Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94121 USA (tel [phone]).

Instituto Central America (tel [phone]), 1 Calle 16-93, Zona 1, Quetzaltenango; for information in USA, c/o RR 2, Box 101, Stanton, NE 68779 (tel [phone]).

Kie-Balam Spanish School (tel [phone]), 9a Avenida 0-55, Zona 1, Quetzaltenango, uses income from its classes to support community projects. For information in USA, contact Martha Mora, 1816 N Wells, Chicago, IL 60614 (tel [phone] or [phone].