Casa Xelajú (shay-la-Hoo') is a socially-responsible educational institute in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala promoting cross-cultural understanding through its Spanish, Quiche languages and cultural programs, social projects, internship program, volunteer work, and travel services.

We offer a complete Spanish Immersion program, as well as courses in K'iche' language, Spanish designed for Health Care Professionals and Spanish Literature. We a fully accredited Spanish as second language teaching institution in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, and therefore offer programs designed to earn college credits during a semester abroad in Guatemala and a special high school program.

We also have a library of books in Spanish and English, and plenty of videos and DVDs to support our language programs. We can place you in a family, where you will live close to the Guatemalan spirit, or we can suggest hotels and other options here in Quetzaltenango. We have tours to many wonderful places in Guatemala, and we have seasoned multi-lingual guides to assure your experience is a good one. We also have many opportunities for placing you as a volunteer in Guatemala, or as an intern here with our Guatemala office for a great experience and possible credit toward your college education. We also publish our own Voces Newsletter with articles written by staff and students.

Our Spanish Language Immersion program is by far the largest and most popular program we offer, which includes Spanish classes, weekend tours, residence with a family, daily activities and volunteer opportunities all rolled into one package. With all of these services, our website is a large one with dedicated sections to each service. Feel free to use the pull-down menu at the top of each page to navigate our website, or use our Search page to search for specific information within our website.

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