COLLEGE OFFERING ECUADOR PROGRAM.Byline: Daily News VALENCIA - College of the Canyons College of the Canyons is one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the state. According to the National Junior College Research Association, College of the Canyons consistently ranks in the top 50 community colleges in the nation. is offering a study abroad program early next year in Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands for Spanish and biology students. Students will start out in the classroom then immerse im·merse tr.v. im·mersed, im·mers·ing, im·mers·es 1. To cover completely in a liquid; submerge. 2. To baptize by submerging in water. 3. themselves in the culture of South America The Cultures of South America draw on diverse cultural traditions. These include the native cultures of the peoples that inhabited the continents prior to the arrival of the Europeans; European cultures, brought mainly by the Spanish, the Portuguese and the French; African Jan. 6-15. ``The study abroad program to Ecuador offers students the unique experience of traveling to the Andes, to the beautiful colonial city of Quito with its plazas, churches, convents and gardens, and to study surrounded by the most beautiful architecture in Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. ,''said Claudia Acosta, foreign language professor at the college, who will accompany students on this trip. Students will fly from Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. to Quito, then to the Galapagos Islands. The $2,695 cost per person includes all transfers made by car, a private tour guide, a five-night accommodation in Quito and a four nights in Galapagos. Most meals are included, with a welcome and farewell dinner. Stops in Quito include the plaza of Half of the World (Equatorian Line.) Scientific Museum, Pre-Colombian Museum, Convento of San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden (the biggest convent in the Americas) and Catholic University. While in Quito, students also will visit the indigenous artisan town of Otavalo, famous for its weavings and crafts. Students will get to visit the Galapagos Islands of Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, city, United States Santa Cruz (săn`tə kr  z), city (1990 pop. 49,040), seat of Santa Cruz co., W Calif., on the north shore of Monterey Bay; inc. 1866. , Bartolome, Plazas and Seymor, as well as visit the Charles Darwin Research Center. Students can take up to seven units of credits in Spanish and biology courses in the program. Courses include Contemporary Issues in Environmental Biology, Organismal and Environmental Biology, Conversational Spanish and Language and Culture: Latin America. A mandatory orientation for students taking the trip will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. on Dec. 5 in room R-206 in the College of the Canyons library. For information regarding the study abroad program to Ecuador, call Acosta at (661) 362-3530 or professor Miriam Golbert at (661) 362-5927. |
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