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Santa Cruzian´s desire to learn English? - any travellers in Santa Cruz?

I am considering moving to Santa Cruz from Bogota to set up an english teaching school or a hostel.
I don´t get the sense that Santa Cruz is on the gringo trail.
Can anyone who lives in Santa Cruz or who knows the city tell me if they sense a need for either of these services?
Thank you.
derek

By cderekbower on Aug 5, 2007, 08:55 in Bolivia rocks.

slguy says on Aug 12, 2007, 20:17:

I'm on my way to Santa Cruz in a couple weeks - I'll look around for you, and report back, if you like....

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Peter (Moderator) (Trustee board) (Dev team) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Aug 13, 2007, 11:46:

It *is* on the gringo trail though - check your Lonely Planet and such guidebooks ;) Not as much as many other places though. There are some good hostels, but not sure about the current demand. Good luck!

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cderekbower says on Aug 15, 2007, 07:36:

slguy, thanks. in bogota there are around 100 private schools teaching english and on the street corners in some parts of the city there are people selling ´learn english´paraphenilia. english is hot here for sure. i have never seen it so marketable. just difficult to start a business here compared to bolivia. start up costs in bolivia much less. but i really need to know if there is a demand.

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slguy says on Aug 15, 2007, 14:25:

I have several friends in Santa Cruz....some professionals, some not so much. jajajajjaa- I'll ask them this week via email, for initial input, at least....

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travel dude says on Sep 28, 2007, 15:22:

I have friends that lived in several cities in Bolivia.To go through the legal process of setting up an English school were there are several English schools in all of Bolivia makes no sense.
Plus the money generated from the school would be very little due to fact that its a very poor country.

A better suggestion would be to have a Spanish language school for "rich" foreigners.

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