TLALOC was founded by an experienced teacher (José Alfredo Martínez Téllez) who after working in several schools within the city found out the good and bad sides of such schools. Thanks to that, this teacher is taking what he has learned into account to make the best possible program.

J. Alfredo Mtz. Téllez has seen what works and what doesn't for the learning process. Therefore, he’s not afraid to make the necessary changes in order to have a better program among the others. This is why any suggestions or opinions from the participants are always welcome.

At the barely beginning of TLALOC´s program (back on October 2004) the main purpose of the program was to focus on bringing people from abroad in order to learn the Spanish language (as same as the culture and traditions from Mexico) nothing more than that. But eventually little by little the Coordinator and owner of TLALOC found out and realized that there was (and still is) a huge need beyond simply teaching Spanish. “Since there are a lot of poor communities around Cuernavaca City and the state of Morelos there could be 2 birds killed by the same stone” he thought. In other words, the idea was and still is nowadays that everyone from abroad can have the chance to come and learn/practice/improve the Spanish language easier and faster by getting involved in the large variety of humanitarian volunteering/internship job openings there are currently available.

Believe it or not it works! There have been people in the past that came speaking no Spanish at all or only good enough to get by and they didn´t take any Spanish lessons at TLALOC, but despite of that, they still got to improved their Spanish by talking to the people in a daily basis (this involved: the Mexican host families, the people on the streets and of course the people who work in the volunteering areas).

There are a lot of Spanish schools in Cuernavaca (very fancy and big too) but although TLALOC is not a big and fancy school, it still makes a big difference. The system at TLALOC consists on teaching the Spanish language in the same place where the participants/students have their lodging. There´s no school set like the traditional way in a classroom or a school building/campus. “No señor”, the teachers at TLALOC´s program go to the places where the participants live. Yes, you have read it right, in this program the students never go to the school, but the school goes to where the students are.

So basically TLALOC´s program has some sort of private lessons (1 on 1 basis) for the price of a group lesson. Therefore the question remains: “why shouldn´t this system work if it has everything and anything the people may need?”

The Spanish lessons at TLALOC are never mandatory at all and the prospect participants may take the lessons wherever they feel like and whenever they want to. TLALOC teaches Spanish only upon every participant´s request.

This has worked well so far! Because we´re talking about a personalized/customized service in every aspect. All the orientation, sightseeing tours, Spanish lessons and the volunteering placement are most of the time done by the owner/coordinator.

For these and many other reasons TLALOC was created in order to provide the foreign students/volunteers with the proper attention they deserve and so that they get to pay a low rate for something that will change their lives forever. What are you waiting for? Come on and walk thru the doors of success in Mexico and get immerse in TLALOC´s program. We dare you to go ahead and give us a try. We promise you won't regret it!

During the Summer time it rains at night (from late May until late September) in Cuernavaca, and since there are a lot of people who come during this season from abroad. It has been decided to call the “Instituto de Idiomas e Intercambio Cultural TLALOC” after the God of Rain.

TLALOC was the Aztec rain god
His name means: He Who Makes Things Sprout.

TLALOC was the eighth ruler of the days and the ninth lord of the nights.

TLALOC was pictured as a man wearing a net of clouds, a crown of heron feathers, foam sandals and carrying rattles to make thunder.

TLALOC lived in a place the Aztecs called Tlalocan. He lived there with his companion, Chalchiuhtlicue (She Who Wears a Jade Skirt), also called Matlalcueye (She Who Wears a Green Skirt), the goddess of freshwater lakes and streams. Tlalocan was also the place where all people who had drowned 'lived'. Part of The Teocalli (Great Temple) at Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital, was dedicated to TLALOC, and was painted in white and blue. TLALOC was greatly feared. He could send out the rain or provoke drought and hunger. He hurled lightning upon the earth and unleashed the devastating hurricanes.  It was believed that he could send down to the earth different kinds of rain which would help crops grow or destroy them. Certain illnesses, such as dropsy, leprosy, and rheumatism, were said to be caused by TLALOC.

Tlaloc.com.mx.©®.2004 - 2008. All materials displayed on this site are protected under author's copyrights. Design by:SuEspacio.net