Top 5 Spanish-Speaking Countries to Visit (That Are Not Mexico) - Beginner Spanish
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It's great to see all the Colombia love in the comments here 😊. Probably in no small part due to the excellent Colombian guides here on Dreaming Spanish 😎.
We’ve been traveling all around South America for almost a year and knew 0 Spanish! Colombia (and dreaming Spanish) is the best place to learn Spanish! They speak slow and clear and they are very very kind and patient when they can see you are trying to learn! The one downside is they do have a lot of of slang there! Great video Augustina!
My top are
1. Colombia
2. Mexico
3. Spain
4. Ecuador
5. Peru
I already knew Agustina would have argentina as her #1😂
She's definitely a patriot!
I've already made up my mind where I am going to practise Spanish and it's Bucaramanga in the region of Santander in Colombia and then I will follow Agustina's recommendations. As someone who is a history buff, Peru sounds fascinating. If I were to go to Spain, Valladolid would be my preferred destination. Agustina, your recommendations were amazing, so thank you.
Colombia between Bucaramanga and Bogota is great! There’s a bit more to see / do toward Bogota and if you stay there you can more easily access areas like the coffee region and the Amazon. But Bucaramanga and the area just south of it is a pretty nice part of the country. Enjoy!
You should check out "Español con María". She has a very popular channel here on UA-cam (www.youtube.com/@espanolconmaria) and lives in Bucaramanga. She also offers immersive travel tours to various parts of Colombia, which I highly recommend. I did her Santander group and made memories which will last a lifetime. Colombian Spanish is very easy for native English speakers to comprehend.
Agustina es hermosa. Puedo escucharla infinitamente. Un idioma muy bonito, al igual que Agustina misma :) ¡Saludos a Argentina desde Kazajistán! ❤❤❤
Based on driving through Latin America for a couple years.
1. Warmest People: Colombia (also has incredible wildlife and landscapes)
2. Best Food: Mexico (also some of the nicest people we’ve met)
3. Amazing History: Peru (but there’s a ton of trash everywhere 😢) The food is great too… and the pre Incan culture is much more interesting (in my opinion).
4. Best Wine / Beef: Argentina. People are pretty friendly, there are cool cities, and the landscapes are great. But, many of the cities feel like you’re in the US or something and the Spanish is pretty hard to understand (not Chile hard… but at 700-900 hours we struggle more here than Colombia, Ecuador, or Peru). Oh and the schedule people adhere to is comical and the money situation is both sad and a pain to deal with.
5. Honorable mention: Ecuador. It has a bit of everything but less of that makes sense. The people are great, the landscapes are beautiful, and the history is impressive… just not at the levels of some of its neighbors.
We haven’t been to all of the countries yet… but if we had to relocate or if we had the cash to buy a vacation home we’d probably choose Colombia, Mexico, or maybe Argentina if we got a great deal and the country starts to improve economically. 🤷🏻♂️
On point 4, just wondering what do you mean by the schedule people adhere to is comical?
@@sobriquet5016 dinner is the big one. If you go to a restaurant at 6pm it’s closed… if you go at 8pm it’s probably open but empty. When you finish and pay around 9 people are starting to come in to eat. We have a child so we miss out on anything after that, but some friends we made near Salta went to dinner as we were comping back to the hotel around 10… when we saw them in the morning they said most of them were up until about 4 a.m. drinking and talking. Oh and I guess there’s another small meal after dinner at some point. In Buenos Aires we stayed near a pizza place that was always empty but we checked on google and it was busiest around midnight.
In the morning maybe around 8-9 many have a small breakfast (lunch meat, bread, etc.). Then a little later some have another snack because lunch doesn’t take place until around 2 pm. If you’re in a smaller town… after lunch everything closes and it’s like a ghost town. But in many places around 5 pm some businesses reopen for merienda where people have coffee and a pastry or small piece of a giant sandwich. Somewhere a bit before and after merienda every third or so person pulls out a full size thermos and walks around using it to refill their mate cup.
I feel like the strangest thing to people from countries with schedules is that business will randomly close (maybe because of the economy🤷🏻♂️) sometimes for the day… others for a seemingly random period that doesn’t match what’s posted on the door.
I think banks are only open in the morning (but we only go to western union so I can’t say that with too much confidence). I’m sure there’s more I’m forgetting / missing but we’ve only been here for about a month so there’s much more to learn.
It’s a beautiful country and people are generally pretty friendly… but if you’re coming from the US, Germany, etc. where timing / schedules means something prepare yourself for a different interpretation in Argentina.
@@TsavoTouringInteresting info
@@jordana99 thanks! I’m sure others see things differently but we’re in a bit of an outlier compared to most since we’re driving and spending so much time in each country. It’s definitely been an eye opener.
Gracias
I'm heading to Guatemala in two weeks, to practice spanish in-person, after 6 months and 300ish hours of Dreaming Spanish! 🇬🇹
(It was the cheapest place I've found lol)
Me gusta este video mucho! He ido a México este año por dos meses, pero en futuro quiero ir a otras paises también!! Estuvo interesante descubrir que en Peru se comió comida japonesa
Great stuff guys, thanks
Wow this Dreaming Spanish CI video hits the sweet spot for those of us dreaming to travel to a Spanish speaking country. I almost forgot it was in Spanish.
Siempre buenos los vídeos de mi favorita Agustina !
Just noticed this was posted today! Augustina is really growing and does a great job of using simple words without speaking down. Looking forward to more (yes, i subscribe)
Excelente investigación sobre los países en los que se habla hispano. Cada país tiene su encanto, pero a mí me encanta Colombia y República Dominicana.⭐⭐⭐
Muy interesante. Eres un maestro maravilloso!
Hola Augustina. Tú top 5 es bastante justo. Estoy usando tu lista para planear mis propios viajes=)
I’d look elsewhere… depending on what you’re looking for that is. 😅
Me encanta muchissimo preciosa Agustina!
Can all the guides make this exact video...? Love this content!
Bravo Agustina! Love this. Spain is my favorite country on Earth but you’re getting me excited to do Argentina as well.
España, Puerto Rico, República Dominicana, (Equatorial Guinea, y Gibraltar), Ecuador, Peru, Panama
¡No me había dado cuenta de lo lejos que había llegado mi español hasta que escuché esta cinta frustrantemente lenta para principiantes!😆
Agustina, saludos desde Colombia, en Barranquilla. Qué gran pasión por enseñar.
EXTREMELY PROFESSIONAL Agustina . Where did you learn media ?
The most relaxed spanish accent is definitely in Argentina. It has so many similarities with italian intonations that sometimes it seems that this is Italian, spoken with spanish words.
Colombia 🇨🇴😍🇨🇴
Colombia is our absolute favorite country we’ve seen since we started our trip from Alaska to Argentina. We spent more than 8 months there in ‘23/24 and were blown away by the nature / landscapes and the people’s tendency to make us feel at home. My wife and I both agree that we’ll return as often as possible.
@@TsavoTouring Me alegra mucho que a ti y a tu esposa les guste Colombia! Bienvenidos siempre :)
@@nataliacastancl gracias!
I once visited Spain, when I was young. I am planning a trip there again in a few months. I wish I can one day visit Peru, Argentina and Mexico. It's just a matter of budget.
He estado a todos los países que mencionó Agustina excepto Perú y Cuba. Mi top 5 son Argentina, México, Ecuador, España, y Colombia.
My favourite is equatorial guinea in Africa.
Tirolesa - our family friend from Costa Rica was telling us about this. It goes from one mountain to another. I think he'd put Costa Rica at #1, but he might be biased. :)
I would put Costa Rica as #1 as well if you are at all interested in ecotourism and beautiful nature that isn’t full of garbage like so many other places unfortunately are
Yo quiero visitar Puerto Madrin
Have you been to El Salvador ? It looks like it's becoming a great little country with President Bukele cleaning up the crime and corruption . Any thoughts ?
It’s nice… we were there about a year ago. It’s pretty small, but nice. I get that the safety is improving but to be honest it didn’t feel that much different than Guatemala, Honduras, or Nicaragua (from a traveler’s perspective at least).
Agustina, te elvidaste de Ecuador! pero bueno te disculpo. Espero que algun dia visites la mitad del mundo en Quito, las hermosas playas de Esmeraldas o las gigantes tortugas en islas de Galapagos.
Why I am not surprised you put Argentina as nb 1?
I like Spanish and travelling
Back balance:😆
Nice Top 5 Agustina! The nature of Costa Rica was incredible and was worth to visit. But if you want to learn spanish like a German (like me) it's difficult because everybody can help you in English.
Cuba 🇨🇺 I wasn't been there and I can't go like other people's also not.
The problem of Cuba is now Cuba is in the black list of the USA 🇺🇸 and if you have a stamp of Cuba you can't get the ESTA for Europeans and I guess also it's difficult to get a VISA for the states.
I'm not a big fan of the USA 🇺🇸, but I use the connections about USA 🇺🇸 when I want to go to South America.
My Top 5 Spanish Countries:
(for travel reasons and for learning Spanish)
1. Colombia 🇨🇴
2. Nicaragua 🇳🇮
3. México 🇲🇽
4. Peru 🇵🇪
5. Spain 🇪🇸
Bolivia 🇧🇴 has also a great nature but for the most you need a tour like from Uyuni. Chile 🇨🇱 is also great, but it's very difficult to understand their Spanish. Unfortunately I never visited so far Argentina 🇦🇷. 😭
Great list! Costa Rica is beautiful but like you said there’s way too much American influence (tourism / expats). It’s also one of the least friendly Spanish speaking countries we’ve been to. 😅
See Alma's newest video called "Why I'm not filming new videos" in the premium section. She is too busy behind the camera.
Puedes viajar a los Estados Unidos tambien jeje. Si no estoy mal hay mas hispanohablantes aca que Colombia. Creo que no mas quedamos detras de Mexico.
Por cierto, Colombia quisiera hablar contigo
I travel to see wildlife so my top places would be 5. argentina, 4. spain, 3. colombia, 2. mexico, 1. costa rica
The disrespect to mexico is crazy lol 🤣 but my top 5 to visit is
-Mexico
-spain
- colombia
- DR
- Argentina
el número uno Colombia
Damn I've never been this early
Colombia 🇨🇴 ❤
Surprise, surprise, we have Argentina number one. I personally would put Colombia number one.
It would have been weird if Argentina wasn't at the top of AUGUSTINA's list 🤔
Agustina es preciosa ❤
donde es COLOMBIA??
Colombia se encuentra en Sudamérica. Hace frontera con Panamá, Venezuela, Ecuador, Perú y Brasil.
❤
I didn’t know Cuba was open to tourists 😮
Everyone except US residents unless they are part of an NGO.
In Italia abbiamo tutto quello che puoi trovare nei paesi della tua top 5. Anzi, abbiamo molto molto di più. Ci mancano solo i pinguini. 😀😀
Non per nulla è la nazione al mondo con più beni UNESCO.
1) Messico 2) Colombia 3) Costa Rica, 4) Panama 5)Honduras
A Agustina no le gusta Mexico. Ya lo dijo en otro video.
Ni modos la gente siempre es así.
@@DavidCero-uq4eh Así es, carnal. A mí me encanta México.
@@gringoenespanol 🥰🤗
Agustina next time when u recommmend a Spanish country please talk about Safety first. for example you recommended us Spain but there are a lot of pickpockets there.
We’ve been traveling through Latin America for almost two years now. Safety is hard to nail down. If you go to any tourist trap there will be scammer and pickpockets. But our tendency to avoid those kinds of places (or not bring stuff with us when we do visit) has kept us safe and sound.
@@TsavoTouring thank u ✓
El único lugar con carteristas en España es Barcelona. El resto del país es muy seguro y no necesitas estar muy pegado a tus cosas
El salvador número 1 en seguridad
@@michelleo9699 creo que no. Yo vi en youtube videos.
Como Sudaméricano los países más me gustaron y recomiendo visitar son Perú, Bolivia, Brasil, Chile y obviamente Argentina. Aunque sea argentino, puede que sea el país más diverso del mundo en cuanto a paisajes naturales y etnias.
🤣 mas diverso tanto etnicamente y naturalmente ustedes son los que más se avergüenzan de las etnias originarias de Argentina tratándolos como Bolivianos
No generalizes y no digas pavadas. Soy argentino y me llena de orgullo la diversidad étnica y valoro también la inmigración.
Pues la mayoría de Argentinos y más los de la capital se expresan así de sus patriotas del norte se sienten mas europeos y odian todo lo que tenga que ver con culturas autóctonas de Argentina hasta asumen como propia la cultura italiana antes que su propia cultura
Eso es mentira, soy de Capital y tenemos una amistad con gente de la provincia de Tucumán que la inició mi abuelo hace más de 50 años y todavía sigue en pie. Yo mismo viajé al norte del país y me pareció hermoso, su gente y los paisajes tanto del lado oeste como el este. Si un extranjero insulta la cultura argentina va a estar en problemas y mucho más si insulta al mate o cualquier otra tradición que de europea no tienen nada.
@@ser_rock_ok debes ser del norte busca en los grupos de fútbol allí notaras como se expresan tus compatriotas insultando a otros países por ser morenos o de mayoria indígena y diciendo que son blancos
Sin haber visto el video primero los rankings para mi será
1. Colombia
2. Cuba
3. Costa Rica
4. Perú
5. España
jeje... seguro que eres colombiano, como yo.
🇨🇴🫶
@@nicolasmercado0827 jaja colombiano de corazón
los incas solo fueron los reyes. el pueblo se llamó los Quechua
Los pingüinos argentinos hablan muy raro. No pueden pronunciar S muy bien.
No tienes que ver ni escuchar este video si el acento rioplatense no te gusta. Este tipo de pronunciación tambien es correcto
Otra vez la chica argentina ! Es un poco dificil para entender )))
Me encanta Dreaming Spanish pero primero la patria adiós 😢.
Algo tienes con México pienso que no lo conoces bien. Lo vuelvo a decir, miles y miles de argentinos viven en México, por algo será. No tenías que poner "que no sea México", sale sobrando.
Ella dijo los paises de habla hispana que no sea Mexico
@@hcalo Exactamente, por donde lo veas tiene tintes discriminatorios.
Tienes razón
Vivo en Mexico y tengo muchas amigas Argentinas.
???
Hola guapa ❤ estoy muy triste contigo cómo que mexico y Brasil queda tan abajo 😮inacetable
Hablan Portuguese en Brasil!
Absolutamente
leíste el titulo??
Where's Brazil? 🤔
in brazil they do not speak spanish
Ella no le Gusta mi pais 😢 🇧🇷 y a ti te Gusta mi pais maravilloso? 🇧🇷❤️
@@user-iw8ne4pd3hbut have class
En Brasil, la gente no habla español, habla portugués
@@hanaahani608 tienne classe aca de muchos idioma
Cuba - Comunismo 😍
Argentina - Javier Milei 🤔🤔🤔
Gracias che Guevara
@@lll3lll3Che es Argentino
Why was Alma replaced with Agustina, bring back Alma, tired of this Argentinian girl.
I love Agustina suck it