Over the centuries, Spanish became deeply embedded in the country’s identity. It shaped Costa Rican literature, music, and ...

The Monteverde Institute will provide Spanish language instruction, facilities, and local program coordination. Students learn both by reading/discussing and by participating in daily Costa Rican life ...

with its sabaneros — Costa Rican cowboys — and rich pre-Columbian and colonial history. I love to walk through the town of Nicoya, one of the first Spanish settlements in the country and the ...