How long
~28 days
steady pace
What it costs
$900 – $1,800
$48/day
Starting level
Beginner
no experience needed
Best months
Apr-Oct
7-month window
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Spanish mornings, Quechua afternoons: the only place you can learn both at once and use them the same day. Give it 4 weeks and you leave with a language that unlocks a whole country.
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Spanish mornings, Quechua afternoons: the only place you can learn both at once and use them the same day. 12 other cities on this map teach language too - the reason to pick this one over them is what's above.
Yes. It starts from zero, no experience needed. That is the whole point. The days are full but manageable.
Most people give it 28 days; the honest range is 14 to 120, and how far you take it is largely up to you. There is no certificate at the end. You come away with the skill itself. Expect it to be two languages, Andes, volunteering options.
Around $900 – $1,800 for the whole thing, about $48 a day, or ₹0.9L – ₹1.7L in rupees. That covers 4-week combined course, tuition + homestay + meals. Flights and visas never are, and this is a researched estimate, not a quote. Range built from typical 2026 market rates. Verify before you book.
You can. The cheapest language on the map is spanish survival week in Oaxaca, Mexico, from $350, against a $48/day median for the category. Whether the place is worth the difference is the real question.
Best across roughly 7 months of the year: apr-oct. Outside that window the season is against you, not the school, so it is worth planning the trip around it.
2 other things on this map, starting with andean weaving and natural dyes in Chinchero from $400. A trip does not have to teach you only one thing.
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We don't sell spanish plus quechua in Cusco. The good schools do. Here's the honest way to get from reading this to booking it:
- Expect to pay $900 – $1,800about $48 a day. Well above that is usually a tourist markup.
- Aim for Apr-OctLine up dates before you pay a deposit.
- Book directly on the school's own websiteSkip marketplaces and resellers, they mark up the same course.
- Know a school here? Tell usSend us the name and we'll add it as a real listing for the next person.
- Stack it into a Peru trip3 things worth learning there.
Atlas maps and prices this. It doesn't sell it. Costs are researched estimates to plan around, not a live quote; confirm current dates and price with the school directly before you pay anything.
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