{"id":369,"date":"2011-12-23T00:00:30","date_gmt":"2011-12-23T00:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/blog\/?p=369"},"modified":"2013-08-19T14:41:42","modified_gmt":"2013-08-19T14:41:42","slug":"where-in-south-america-is-best-to-take-spanish-classes-part-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/blog\/where-in-south-america-is-best-to-take-spanish-classes-part-i\/","title":{"rendered":"Where in South America is Best to Take Spanish Classes? (Part I)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I took my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/spanish\/\">Spanish lessons<\/a> in Quito in Ecuador and really enjoyed the experience. However, I met a lot of other gringos on my travels who had learned in other cities, so I decided to have a think about which place is best to learn the language here. Here are three cities I have been to and which are recommended for Spanish language newcomers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Quito, Ecuador<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This city will always have a special place in my heart as it is the first place where I ever ate empanadas and saw people wearing ponchos without getting paid to do it. It is also likely to be the only place in the world where I ever see an egg balancing on top of a nail and water going straight down the plughole. Anyway, it isn\u2019t the biggest city in the world and since dolarizaci\u00f3n it is reasonably expensive. If you want a laid back atmosphere, a pretty neutral accent and crazy balancing eggs then you can\u2019t go far wrong with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/spanish\/\">Spanish course<\/a> in Quito.   <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghumakkar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Day1.-Balancing-an-egg-on-the-equatorline-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I took my Spanish lessons in Quito in Ecuador and really enjoyed the experience. However, I met a lot of other gringos on my travels who had learned in other cities, so I decided to have a think about which place is best to learn the language here. 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