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Linguatec is conveniently located in the neighborhood of Providencia, an elegant shopping district between downtown Santiago and the peaceful residential neighborhood of Las Condes. Linguatec is just a few blocks from Santiago’s efficient metro system, which provides easy access for students going downtown or to any other part of the city. Linguatec was founded in 1986, and over the years, the school has gained a world wide reputation for the quality of Spanish language immersion programs that it provides
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Founded in 1541 by Pedro de Valdivia, Santiago is now an interesting mixture of Colonial, Victorian and ultra-modern office buildings. It’s a very safe and comfortable city, where you’ll find its 5,000,000 people very friendly and hospitable to all foreigners. In Santiago you have the charm and culture of Latin America with all the amenities of the first world.
Centrally located, Santiago makes the perfect base from which to visit both northern and southern Chile, as well as seeing the sights of the country's central region. Santiago's climate is mild and Mediterranean, and for those of you familiar with Northern California, you'll find it to be virtually identical. Although winters are mild, when it rains in Santiago, it's snowing in the Andes, and for those who like to ski you’ll be glad to know that the Ski areas of Valle Nevado, Colorado and La Parva are only an hour away. The coast, west of Santiago, is beautiful and offers numerous beaches, resorts and golf courses, which are especially popular during the summer months. In theory you could go skiing, play tennis and lie on the beach all in the same day!
The city itself is bisected by the Rio Mapocho, which gently weaves through from east to west, before descending to the flood plain below. The Mapocho marks the northern border of the city center, which is defined on the west and south by the Via Norte Sur and the Avenida Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins (known to Santiagans as the Alameda). Within this area can be found all the major museums, monuments, and architectural sights the city offers.
