As part of the Spanish course, we offer 2 organized activities every week and a daily schedule of cultural events, including visits to theatres, museums, and festivals as well as information on ticket prices.

Activities include:

• Visits to local places of interest.
• Dance Classes.
• Cooking classes.
• Parties & Fiestas.
• Spanish language videos & movies.

Seminars & Discussion Groups - themes include:

Latin American and Argentine history; Arts and society in Argentina; The legal system; Drug addiction; The environment; and the economy.

Please Note: You may need to pay "out-of-pocket" expenses (bus fare, entrance fees, etc.) when activities take place outside of the school.

EXCURSIONS

COINED works in cooperation with well known Argentine tour operators organizing trips on weekends to different places of interest, both locally and nationally. The options are endless, from the magnificent mountains in Cordoba to a trip up north to Salta or to the Southern Province of Mendoza.

• Cordoba Mountain Range: A trip through Cordoba mountains and valleys. The students will camp or they will spend the night in small ranches. The locals, "Serranos", will cook authentic regional food for them.
• Talampaya and Valle de la Luna: Students will be taken in special vehicles due to the difficult access to this area and will get the opportunity to visit this region of magnificent beauty.
• An Adventure in Mendoza: At the foot of the Aconcagua, the tallest mountain in South America, you can visit Mendoza. In the surroundings of a beautiful landscape you can go rafting, horseback riding and trekking.
• Iguazu Falls: Located in the northeast region of Argentina, on the border with Brazil and Paraguay, there is a group of 275 waterfalls in an area of 2.5 Square Km. It offers the visitor a majestic view.
• Puerto Madryn: The journey begins in Puerto Madryn and continues with a visit to the Valdez Peninsula where you can enjoy the lovely beaches and the whales\quotes migration. Going by the coast, you can admire local marine fauna, sea wolves, cormorants, and seagulls. At Punta Tombo, you can observe penguins, guanacos and American ostriches.
• Northern Region: The trip through the historical sites of the northern region begins at the Northwestern Region,anc includes beautiful cities like Tucuman, Salta and Jujuy. We will travel the Calchaquies Valleys going through small towns that once were home to the Diaguita Indians, members of the Inca Empire, where you can see the view of the breathtaking Cordillera de los Andes. We finish the trip with a visit to the Iguazu Falls in the Northeastern Region.
• Voyage to Patagonia: A 15 day trip where students will visit this exotic region, going through Bariloche, Rio Gallegos, Ushuaia -the southernmost city in the world- and Valdez Peninsula in the Atlantic coast. Here students will enjoy the wild coastline with the colonies of penguins and sea wolves, plus whale spotting.