Who We Are

We are glad you are here to find out a bit more about life at the Academia Latinoamericana de Español and, more importantly, to find out about life in this beautiful and mysterious part of the world.

With the Academia Latinoamericana de Español you can study Spanish at the heart of the ancient Inca empire in Quito - Ecuador, Cusco - Perú, Sucre - Bolivia. It is an excellent program for those who wish to quickly develop a working knowledge of Spanish and also to learn something of the culture and customs of these fascinating Andean countries. Read on to discover the exciting opportunities for study and travel with Academia Latinoamericana de Español.

One of the important features of the Academia experience is that, unlike other study abroad programs which require some degree of fluency on the part of the student, students with little or no Spanish may enroll and study for as long as time permits. Our excellent testing program allows placement of students in classes at their exact level, and weekly evaluations make it possible to continue to move students through their weekly classes in such a way that they are continually challenged but not frustrated by being slightly ahead or slightly behind their classmates. The number of participants in any class is never over four, and is frequently less. Students move in and out of classes on a weekly basis depending on their ability and their motivation for outside study. Our teachers are all native Spanish speakers who have received extensive training in teaching their language to adult learners.

The Academia is proud to announce an exciting new development in the field of international education. We are now a College! This is a giant step of expansion for Academia Latinoamericana students as it offers a unique opportunity for studies in Business Administration, Environmental Studies, Entreprenuerial Development, English as a Second Language, and general Liberal Arts Studies including coursework in History, Indigenous Culture, Medical Vocabulary and more. Service Learning, Internships, North American university credits and custom programs on a year round basis will continue as before.

The roster of academic leadership of the Academia-College is:

Founders:  Carlos del Corral and Rosita Ortiz de del Corral (+)

Patty de Ribadeneira, she is the head Director of the Quito-Ecuador campus

Maike Mariscal, she is the head Director of the Cusco-Peru campus

Sandra de Maldonado, she is the head Director of the Sucre-Bolivia campus
They are the head Directors of Academia Latinoamericana in each country and every student return to their homeland filled with their warmth and caring of their beautiful smile

Santiago Ribadeneira, Financial Director of Academia Latinoamericana – Alpha Collage.

Javier Cornejo and Sofia Luna, Tourism coordinators

Suzanne S. Bell, Admissions Director for Academia Latinoamericana in United States. 

Diego del Corral, President of the Academia Latinoamericana de Español - Alpha College in Ecuador.

Alfredo Paredes, courent Dean of Business Administration, and former Dean from Catholic University;

Xavier Bustamante, the current President of Fundacion Natura, which oversees Galapagos Islands National Park, Cuyabeno Rainforest reserve, Quito city waste management, and Pasachoa Mountain Mountain Preserve;

Ivan Rubio, the current Director of Corporate Developement/Management/Marketing of Alpha College;

Miriam de Vergara, the current Dean of Pedagogy and Director of Academic and Student Associations of Catholic University.

Academia-College is that we are a privately owned non-profit college, under the Alpha Foundation for the Promotion of Education, Culture and Knowledge of Quito, Ecuador.

We are totally registered and recognized by the Ecuadorian government. In the United States it would be similar to a 501.c3 designation. This allows corporations, individuals and other organizations to donate to us, knowing that we will provide education benefits and instruction in return. As a non-profit, we are able to reinvest income to future development and benefit of all our Ecuadorian/international students.