Name: Instituto de Lenguas Jovel
Address: Francisco I. Madero 45, Barrio de Guadalupe, 29200 San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico, MX
Telephone: +52 967 678 4069

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Language school on Francisco I. Madero in Barrio de Guadalupe.

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Instituto Jovel is an international language school on Francisco I. Madero offering Spanish as a second language, homestays, cultural workshops and excursions.

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Francisco I. Madero 45, Barrio de Guadalupe, 29200 San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico

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