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Spanish students in Puerto Vallarta will learn a lot during Spanish immersion courses in Mexico but here are some interesting facts students may not already know!

* Students studying Spanish in Puerto Vallarta will enjoy the nice climate with averages of 85F-63F from November to April, 92F-70F from May to October with the rainy season coming from mid-June through September usually in the evenings

* Spanish students in Puerto Vallarta don’t have to worry about an overcrowded city as the population is just 350,000 and 6,500 of them being expatriates.

* Students taking Spanish immersion courses in Puerto Vallarta should be careful when out on the town as Mexico is run under Napoleonic law where one is guilty until proven innocent.

* After Spanish courses in Puerto Vallarta students don’t need to look far to satisfy rumbling bellies with over 250 restaurants in town hunger will not be an issue.

* Vallarta beach has been named the best beach in Latin America by Travel and Leisure Magazine providing a perfect place for Spanish students studying abroad to relax after class.

* Puerto Vallarta is in the Central time zone which is two hours ahead of California and one behind New York, but students taking Spanish courses in Puerto Vallarta should be careful while traveling to neighboring Nayarit which is just eight miles away and in a different time zone, one hour earlier.

* Most Spanish students in Mexico believe that tequila is tequila no matter where it is made but they might be surprised to find out only tequila made in Tequila, Jalisco can bear the name of “tequila”.

* Students taking Spanish courses in Puerto Vallarta can enjoy the famous Mariachi tunes on the streets and in restaurants and bars while being sure of its authenticity as it originated in Jalisco.

* For students studying abroad in Mexico who are interested in wildlife, Puerto Vallarta is home to humpback whales every winter as well as dolphins, giant mantas, sea turtles, and over 100 species of birds.

Hopefully these facts will get you started but there so much more to learn throughout Spanish immersion courses in Mexico.