From its old streets of worn-out cobblestones she kindly welcomes you and sums up the varied essence of the Argentine nature. Gloominess is breathed in every quarter and on strollling around the soul of tango is detected. You will come back home with the recollection of hospitality and warmness, which are traits of "porteños" - as the inhabitants if this port city are nicknamed.

We speak Spanish, or better yet, a Latin-American variety with its phonic, syntactic and semantic peculiarities.

This site will also provide you with additional grammar drills and tourist information for those who would like to pay a visit to this charming city.

The world is becoming more and more global and therefore speaking a foreign language has never been as important as it is today. The cultural wealth and vibrancy of the Spanish-speaking world is increasingly acknowledged for its diversity and unique contribution to civilization.

Changes in the global market and the increasing importance of Latin America have made Spanish an essential tool of communication. The study of Spanish complements a number of majors, and is particularly helpful for students interested in communications, economics, education, political science, law, medicine and social work . Spanish is the language of many countries engaged in import/export with the United States.

Spanish is a beautiful language. By learning it you will be able to better understand the Spanish/ Latin American cultures. Cervantes, García Márquez, Vargas Llosa, Borges, Cortázar and Isabel Allende have made a great contribution to the world of literature.

• Spoken by 500 million people.
• Third language of the world (number of people).
• Third language of the world (number of countries where it is official language).
• Spanish is the mother tongue of approximately 350 million people in 21 countries.
• More than 40 million students of Spanish in the world.
• Spanish is the second most used language in international communication.
• The Hispanic population in the United States has grown by 60% in just one decade. At present there are 40 million Hispanics, representing 12.5% of the total population. It is the world’s fourth largest Spanish-speaking country.
• Spanish is an official language in many international organizations (e.g. United Nations, GATT, Mercosur, etc.) and is widely used in the world of art and tourism.
• The improvements in the Spanish and the South American economies in the last decades and the opening to the south of the American trading association (NAFTA) is making Spanish an even more important language in the world of business.
• Brazil has just passed a law by which public high schools should have to offer Spanish classes to their 35 million students between 14 and 17 years old.