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Immerse yourself in Spanish while enjoying sun and surf filled beaches of, Puerto Escondido, Mexico. Click here to watch our promotion film


Sunset from a classroom at I.L.P.E.




Beautiful Carrizalillo beach




Selling produce at "el mercado"
Puerto Escondido Spanish Language School is located on the Pacific Coast of Oaxaca, Mexico with a close up view of the world famous surfing beach, Playa Zicatela, commonly known as the Mexican Pipeline.

Instituto de Lenguajes Puerto Escondido, I.L.P.E is a small student centered teachers' cooperative. We design individual learning programs for students of all levels that want to learn Spanish. We offer small group and private Spanish lessons for children and adults. Classes start and end any day of the week that you like and you choose the number of hours per day and days per week you want to study.

We also offer top quality surf lessons and surf board rentals, homestays with local families, volunteer opportunities, excursions to local ruins, lagoons and beaches, rock climbing adventures, salsa dance lessons, workshops in Oaxacan cooking and artesanry, surf safaris and tours of Puerto and surrounding areas.

Established in 1999, I.L.P.E was the first Spanish language school in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico. Over the years it has become and integral part of the community and has developed into one of the finest Spanish language schools anywhere in Latin America (See student comments)

The teachers at our Spanish language school are native Spanish speakers from all over Latin America and Mexico. They are highly trained and experienced in teaching Spanish to speakers of other languages. All have learned English as a second language and know firsthand the difficulties of acquiring another language.

Courses taught at the Puerto Escondido language school provide students the opportunity to immerse themselves in the Spanish language and the Latino culture while enjoying the stimulating environment and fun activities that Puerto Escondido has to offer.


WE OFFER:
Private or small group Spanish lessons, homestays with local families,
salsa dance lessons, workshops in Oaxacan style cooking and artesanry, surf trips,
surf lessons, surfboard rentals, excursions to local ruins, lagoons & beaches,
rockclimbing adventures as well as tours of Puerto Escondido and surrounding areas.