Learn Spanish in Coronado and enjoy a small, friendly community surrounded by pectacular nature and just 10 kilometers from San José. Coronado is a charming town set on the southern end of Braulio Carrillo National Park. This is a primarily rural region full of coffee plantations, dairy farms, and foggy, damp mountains perfect for hiking and extreme biking. But don’t let the stunning surroundings fool you —Coronado isn’t just a place to enjoy nature. The city is home to many important institutions including the Interamerican Institute for Agriculture, the Costa Rican Olympic Committee and the Instituto Clodomiro Picado, a world-famous snake research center. Enforex school is set on the site of an old farm which displays the region’s rich biodiversity.