{"id":2613,"date":"2016-11-14T15:00:08","date_gmt":"2016-11-14T15:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mindmaker.wordpress.com\/?p=2613"},"modified":"2020-07-25T19:06:56","modified_gmt":"2020-07-25T17:06:56","slug":"why-you-should-learn-spanish-travelling-latin-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mapsofthemind.com\/2016\/11\/14\/why-you-should-learn-spanish-travelling-latin-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Why You Really Should Learn Spanish If You’re Travelling Latin America"},"content":{"rendered":"

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If you’re planning a trip to Mexico or Central or South America, the first piece of advice I would give you is: learn Spanish!<\/a> Unlike travelling a region like South-East Asia where every country has its own language making almost everything you might’ve picked up useless every time you cross a border, almost the whole of Latin America (nearly 20 countries) has Spanish in common. Speaking the local language is incredibly useful anywhere but the fact that in Latin America you can continue using it and building on your previous progress as you pass from country to country should only fuel your motivation.<\/p>\n

‘Sure, speaking Spanish would be great, but it’s hard work and will cost me money. Can’t I just get by with English?’. Learning needn’t be a costly chore on your trip; you can do it in fun ways, totally independently and<\/em> for FREE.<\/p>\n