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Do you have plans to travel to Costa Rica to learn Spanish and live a green tropical adventure while improving your Spanish? Costa Rica is known for its sprawling rainforests, cascading waterfalls volcanoes and chattering toucans. This al makes it a great destination for an adventure trip and a Spanish immersion program. To get you going, we have listed 15 fun facts about Costa Rica that will put the country at the top of your bucket list.

1. ¡Pura vida!

Let’s start with this short and typical phrase in Spanish, at the same time one of the most famous curiosities of Costa Rica: the use of the expression “Pura vida”. In Costa Rica, you will hear “pura vida” at all hours, not only at the Spanish School: “pura vida’ is a greeting, a farewell, an “how are you?” and also “I wish you the best’, and so one. It is a phrase of encouragement, to celebrate a victory … Anything will do to exclaim pura vida !! (more…)

If you’re visiting Mexico with a Spanish immersion program abroad – or otherwise – look out for these popular Mexican dishes to get a real taste of Mexican cuisine. In this article, we show you our pick of the top must-try popular Mexican food, including tacos, tortillas, guacamole, chilies,corn and so much more! Read our Guide to Popular Mexican Food.

More about Mexican Cuisine

First things first. Let us tell you about more about the amazing Mexican Cuisine.
Chances are you have had many opportunities to try “Mexican” food without ever having stepped foot in the country itself!
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Mexican drinks and Mexican cocktails are among the most popular in the world. So is the Mexican cuisine: many articles have been written about amazing Mexican food and Mexican dishes. Mexican beverages are colorful and varied – as the Mexican culture and the country itself 🙂 Check out this guide for the Best Mexican drinks to prepare for a Spanish Immersion Course in Mexico. Mexican Drinks You Want to Know and Try

No doubts you have heard about Tequila and Margarita. Tequila is the number one liquor of Mexico. Just like champagne, tequila it comes from one specific region: the Mexican state of Jalisco and, more specific, the city Tequila. Tequila is distilled from the sugars of the blue agave plant. You drink tequila with salt and lime or mixed in a cocktail. The most popular cocktail is the before-mentioned Margarita: a combination of tequila, triple sec and lime juice, with salt on the rim of the glass. A margarita on the rocks is probably Mexico’s most emblematic drink.

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