Ecuador, Guatemala & Costa Rica: 3-Month Skills Immersion

Transform Yourself Through Adventure, Skills & Spanish Immersion

90 Days | 3 Countries | 4 Certifications | Conversational Spanish Fluency

What You'll Do

Ecuador (Weeks 1-4): Mountains & Medicine

• Earn your Wilderness First Responder certification
• Summit Cotopaxi volcano (5,897m)
• Mountain bike the legendary Cotopaxi-Quilotoa route
• Begin Spanish immersion at high altitude

Guatemala (Weeks 5-8): Culture & Land

• Study traditional Maya medicine & medicinal plants at Lake Atitlán
• Complete Permaculture Design Certificate
• Live with indigenous communities
• Deepen Spanish through work and homestays

Costa Rica (Weeks 9-12): Ocean & Adventure

• Become an ISA Level 1 Certified Surf Instructor
• Complete PADI Advanced Open Water Diver certification
• Master Tico Spanish and achieve conversational fluency
• Celebrate transformation with your cohort

What You'll Gain

Professional Skills:
✓ 4 internationally recognized certifications
✓ Conversational Spanish across 3 accent regions
✓ Skills that open doors worldwide

Life Skills:
✓ Confidence from pushing beyond comfort zones
✓ Cultural competency and adaptability
✓ Independence and problem-solving abilities
✓ Leadership through real-world challenges

Human Connections:
✓ Deep friendships with your cohort
✓ Relationships within local communities
✓ Global network of alumni
✓ Understanding of yourself and your path

Program Details

Duration: 90 days / 12 weeks
Price: €11,200 (€9,700 early bird - book 4+ months ahead)
Age: 18+ (no maximum if physically capable)
Language: No Spanish required - you'll learn through immersion
Physical Level: Demanding but accessible to most fitness levels

Included: All accommodations, 3 meals daily, certification courses & materials, equipment, ground transportation, inter-country flights, Spanish classes (weeks 1-6), 24/7 support, comprehensive insurance

Not Included: International flights to/from program, personal spending (€400-600 recommended), optional weekend excursions

Who This Is For

This program is for people ready to:

• Step away from routine and into the unknown
• Summit a nearly 6,000m volcano
• Learn medicine from Maya healers
• Teach kids to surf in Spanish
• Dive Caribbean reefs with sea turtles
• Make mistakes, laugh, and grow through discomfort
• Build friendships that span continents
• Discover who they are when everything familiar is stripped away
• Return home transformed

Why Three Months Changes Everything

Two-week trips are fun. One-month programs teach skills. Three months transforms you.

You stop being a tourist and become a temporary local. You stop translating and start thinking in Spanish. You stop learning about Latin America and start living it. The certifications prove your competence, but the confidence, cultural fluency, and self-awareness are what actually change your life's trajectory.