Excel Language Center, Cuzco, Peru
General Information on Cuzco
Cuzco was the capital of the INCA empire from its beginning in the 14th century until the Spanish conquest in 1533. Being a big tourist attraction, the city is known for its Inca ruins and Spanish colonial architecture. Situated at an altitude of 3,416 m (11,207 ft) in a broad valley of the Andes, it is the busy hub of a thickly populated agricultural region where sheep are raised and cereals and tobacco are grown.
General Information on Excel Language Center
The language school Excel Language Center was founded in Cuzco, Peru in 1986. The school is located in the heart of Cuzco, only 3 blocks from the bustling centre of the City, The Plaza de Armas. The campus is surrounded by a beautiful courtyard and garden and classrooms are situated on two levels in a charming historic building. The school is surrounded by shopping, dining, transportation and communication centres all within easy walking distance.
Facilities
Besides the normal classrooms which are located in historic buildings, Excel has a study room, and students may also use the office for receiving mail, mail messages and important phone calls.
Accreditation & Organisation memberships of Excel Language Center, Cuzco
The Ministry of Education In Peru and the Chamber of Commerce in Cuzco.
Airport transfer
Best arrival airport is Cuzco. It takes 10 minutes by car to school.
2.1. Language School Excel Language Center in figures
| Average no. of students: | Adult courses in summer: 60 Adult courses throughout the year: 30 | |
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| Average no. of levels: | in summer: 6 throughout the year: 6 | |
| Spanish teacher qualifications: | 100 % hold a university degree 50 % hold a recognised language teaching qualification | |
| Facilities for disabled students: | no | |
| Average age of students: | in summer: 25 years throughout the year: 30 years | |
| Minimum age of students: | 18 years 6 years for specific Junior courses | |
| Student nationalities: | England 20 % Holland 10 % | Japan 5 % Switzerland 10 % USA 45 % |
| 1 Intensive, group of 3+Lessons per week: 20 / Max. group size: 4 | ||||||||||
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| Weeks | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | [+] |
| Price US $ | 261 | 515 | 769 | 1250 | 1277 | 1531 | 2039 | 2547 | 3055 | 254 |
| Prices include tuition, homestay (single room), full board, extracurricular activities and pick up service in Cusco. | ||||||||||
| Starting dates: | Every Monday | |||||||||
| General course schedule | Morning: 9:00 - 13:00 Afternoon: 15:00 - 19:00 | |||||||||
| Required minimum language level | Beginner (A1) - No previous knowledge required | |||||||||
| 2 Intensive, group of 3+ (with excursions)Lessons per week: 20 / Max. group size: 4 | ||||||||||
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| Weeks | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | [+] |
| Price US $ | 588 | 842 | 1188 | 1442 | 1696 | 1950 | 2458 | 2966 | 3474 | 254 |
| Prices include tuition, homestay (sinlge room), full board, excursions (one-day Machupicchu excursion). Excursion programs of three weeks or longer also include the Tourist ticket, the City Tour and the Sacred Valley tour or rafting on the Urubamba river; airport transfer. | ||||||||||
| Starting dates: | Every Monday | |||||||||
| Required minimum language level | Beginner (A1) - No previous knowledge required | |||||||||
| 3 Intensive, small group of 2Lessons per week: 20 / Max. group size: 2 | ||||||||||
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| Weeks | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | [+] |
| Price US $ | 292 | 575 | 859 | 1142 | 1427 | 1710 | 2278 | 2846 | 3414 | 284 |
| Prices include tuition, homestay (single room), full board, extracurricular activities and pick up service in Cusco. | ||||||||||
| Starting dates: | Every Monday | |||||||||
| Required minimum language level | Beginner (A1) - No previous knowledge required | |||||||||
| 4 Intensive, group of 2 (with excursions)Lessons per week: 20 / Max. group size: 2 | ||||||||||
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| Weeks | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | [+] |
| Price US $ | 617 | 901 | 1277 | 1561 | 1844 | 2129 | 2697 | 3265 | 3833 | 284 |
| Prices include tuition, homestay (single room), full board, excursions (one-day Machupicchu excursion.) Excursion programs of three weeks or longer also include the Tourist ticket, the City Tour and the Sacred Valley tour or rafting on the Urubamba river; airport transfer. | ||||||||||
| Starting dates: | Every Monday | |||||||||
| 5 Intensive, one to one (with excursions)Lessons per week: 20 / Max. group size: 1 | ||||||||||
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| Weeks | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | [+] |
| Price US $ | 677 | 1020 | 1456 | 1800 | 2144 | 2486 | 3174 | 3682 | 4190 | 344 |
| Prices include tuition, homestay (single room), full board, excursions (one-day Machupicchu excursion.) Excursion programs of three weeks or longer also include the Tourist ticket, the City Tour and the Sacred Valley tour or rafting on the Urubamba river; airport transfer. | ||||||||||
| Starting dates: | Every Monday | |||||||||
| Required minimum language level | Beginner (A1) - No previous knowledge required | |||||||||
| 6 Intensive, one to oneLessons per week: 20 / Max. group size: 1 | ||||||||||
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| Weeks | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | [+] |
| Price US $ | 352 | 694 | 1038 | 1380 | 1725 | 2067 | 2755 | 3443 | 4131 | 344 |
| Prices include private tuition, homestay (single room), full board, extracurricular activities and pick up service in Cusco. | ||||||||||
| Starting dates: | Every Monday | |||||||||
| Required minimum language level | Beginner (A1) - No previous knowledge required | |||||||||
| Lesson duration (minutes): | 55 minutes |
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| Click here for calculation of course prices >> | |
| Note: All courses offered by Excel Language Center, Cuzco can be booked online with LanguageCourse.net. In case a course is not listed above, just mention the course description in the comment field of the online registration form. | |
| Individual classes: | Single individual lessons of tuition can be booked at 7.00 US $. The combination of group and individual lessons is highly recommended. Individual lessons will encourage you to actively speak the foreign language and will offer you the opportunity to discuss individual problems and weaknesses. |
| Prices include: | Meals, accommodation, organized activities, tuition |
| Course material: | Generally course material is distributed free to students but has to be returned to the school at end of course. |
| School closed: | National holidays in Peru: 01.Jan, 20.Mar, 21.Mar, 01.May, 29.Jun, 28.Jul, 29.Jul, 30.Aug, 08.Oct, 01.Nov, 08.Dec, 24.Dec, 25.Dec |
| Languages spoken by school staff (cannot be guaranteed by school): | Spanish, English |
| Languages taught at the school: | Spanish |
| School is not open on Christmas, New Year's day, May 1st, Easter Holy Friday (June), Corpus Christi (June),June 24th, July 28th, and November 1st. | |
| Comment | All mentioned courses already include homestay accommodation. Hotel room programme is also available. |
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| Max. 1 student of each nationality possible? | yes |
| Single room | always |
| Click here for calculation of course prices >> | |
| Leisure activities: | activity possible | course possible | organized by school | distance from school |
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| Dancing | 0 km | |||
| Horse riding | 5 km | |||
| Mountainbiking | 5 km | |||
| Music | 0 km | |||
| Tennis | 0 km | |||
| Volleyball | 0 km | |||
| Other leisure options: | Hikes, river rafting, mountain climbing. | |||
| Examples of social activities organised by Excel Language Center: | Hiking, Cultural video sessions & lectures, discotheque evenings, picnics. | |||
| No. of evaluations: | 25 |
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| To see the detailed evaluations of former language study participants for Excel Language Center, Cuzco click here | |
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Important note: You will only be able to receive the 5% discount on your Spanish course at Excel Language Center, Cuzco when registering online here at the Languagecourse.Net website. If you book directly at the school, you will have to pay the full course price and no discount can be applied. The LanguageCourse.Net booking service for language studies is 100% free of charge.





