Intercultural Competency in Colombia Summer Program

 

The 2026 Xavier Summer Program in Colombia will offer four-week language and cultural immersion experience based in Cali, Colombia at the Jesuit University Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Cali. Students will be able to earn nine credits of upper division Spanish courses to fulfill in the Xavier Spanish major or minor or in the university core curriculum, as applicable. In addition to classes, program activities and excursions, will include the following:

3-day excursion to the coffee region of Quindío, with overnight and visit to colonial towns of Salento. Students will participate in activities such as horseback riding, hiking, and visit to a coffee farm.

4-day excursion to the Amazon, Leticia, Colombia

Local excursions to parks, historical and popular sites in and around Cali.

Cooking class, local outings, conversation partners and activities with Colombian students 2026

Program Dates: June 2-29, 2024

Courses:
Spanish 362 Language and Culture in Colombia
Spanish 363 Latin American Music, Dance, Theatre (Spanish and Creative Perspectives)
Spanish 327 Myths, Legends and Expressions in Latin America

Spanish Faculty Coordinators:
Dr. Diane Ceo-DiFrancesco, ceo-difr@xavier.edu
Dr. Natalia Jacovkis, jacovkisn@xavier.edu