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Sandy Milner, Australia
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I thoroughly enjoyed the classes and felt I improved my vocabulary in a short space of time. The one on one sessions were invaluable for a very reasonable price.
I would definitely recommend Mundo Antiguo! I felt so welcome at the school and would definitely do more classes if I return to Cusco.
Thanks Rik and Norma for your hospitality and great service. I’ll miss the school and Cusco!!


Sebastian Shaw, UK
Studying Spanish at Mundo Antiguo has been a positive experience and offered me the opportunity for growth and learning in a friendly and professional environment!
What you get is an objective approach to learning tailored especially to your own needs and ability.
An effective, friendly, efficient service, I recommend Mundo Antiguo.






Matthew and Alli Seigel, LA, USA
We feel so very lucky to have found Mundo Antiguo. The classes are very strong, but beyond that both Rik and Norma are extremely friendly and helpful. We loved our Spanish classes and had a great time learning with Norma. She is a wonderful teacher and she is very encouraging and warm.
Rik was extremely helpful with many questions we had – everything from where to eat in San Blas from where to stay in the Sacred Valley. We feel that Norma and Rik are genuine good people who really want to help others in Cusco.


Mieke Geursen, Holland
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I think that the Spanish classes from Mundo Antiguo – at least for me – give the ultimate balance between grammar and practice in speech of the Spanish language. The teacher is always “fine-tuning” with the student: what are his/her needs at that moment.....More explication on grammar.... or???
Mundo Antiguo gives you a very comfortable and safe starting point in Cusco and to learn the Spanish language!


Margarita and Tim Matthews, Australia
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We were very happy with everything. The teachers were friendly, professional and knowledgeable. We feel we made tangible progress in our 5 days of lessons. I recommend Mundo Antiguo Spanish School because it is helpful and friendly as a school. Rik was extremely helpful with any enquiries regarding travel in or around Cusco and can be trusted. We felt very comfortable coming to the school and thoroughly enjoyed our experience.
Margarita Matthews

The teachers were great and although we probably talked too much with too many mistakes, we enjoyed the balance of being able to practice our language skills and learn the vast structures of the Spanish language.
Our aim was to build on past courses and become ‘conversational’. The school listened to our request and provided great teachers who enabled us to achieve our aims. It was hard work, which was also fun and produced the desired effect.
Tim Matthews



Taylor Brown, USA
This was a very good class for the money. I am on my way to being fluent.


Austin Collins, USA
I enjoyed taking classes here and the teachers were kind and patient. They made the time fly. I would recommend to other people.
This is a great up and coming school and the staff were all very helpful in all aspects of learning. They could teach Swahili to a dog!






Kristy Banatt, Luke Durney and Gemma Watt, Australia
I really enjoyed our classes and found them very useful. Very nice teachers and very personal. I learnt a lot. Really enjoyed the learning process – with the cards etc. I would definitely recommend your school – we already have!! I would come back if ever in Cusco again.
Muchas gracias!!
Gemma Watt

The classes were amazing. The learning process was made very easy and also comprehensive. All teaching techniques were very helpful. Teachers were friendly and helpful. I will definitely recommend you and have!
Luke Durney

The classes were wonderful and I’m very exited to continue practicing and improving. Mucha información, which is wonderful. Both of our teachers were great and had loads of information to offer. The learning space was very welcoming and intimate.
I will tell lots of friends/families about Mundo Antiguo and the great, intimate learning space it can provide for travelers eager to learn Spanish. You’re guaranteed to leave with a brain full of knowledge that will help you in your travels/adventures throughout Latin America.
Kristy Banatt


Amy Mfuni, Portland, Oregon
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I am extremely happy with the quality of classes and the method of the classes. I learned so much during my month here! Norma knows how to adapt to the students needs and teaches accordingly. I am considering continuing classes online.

I have already recommended Mundo Antiguo Spanish School to a friend, who will be coming in April, 2010.


Shahar Geller & Ofek Levy, Israel
Norma was really patient with us. She answered all our questions kindly and I felt she really wanted to teach me! I loved to come here and to talk with Norma about my life in Español! The book she gave us is really good and in that way I can practice alone!
I will recommend your school to my friends that come here as well…
Muchas gracias!
Shahar Geller

Our classes were really enjoyable. I learned a lot about the language. This is the best language school.
Muchas gracias!
Ofek Levy


Jeroen Wapenaar, Holland
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I’ve studied Spanish in Spain, the Netherlands and Latin America, but no-one was able to teach me that much and in such a nice way as Norma Guevara. From the first class we got along really well and out of the stories of other students I know that they had the same experience. That’s because Norma is very intelligent, patient, funny, strict when necessary, and genuine interested. I’ve talked a lot with her about my hobbies, my political points of view, and my experiences in Peru. She makes even the most difficult, most boring grammar pleasant to study. And always in a way that YOU are being helped.
Also outside the class room she’s always there for you. Norma Guevara: for me you are the sweetest and best Spanish teacher in - and far outside - Peru!


Quyen Nguyen, Washington, DC, USA
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I have taken intensive Spanish classes in Guatemala, Mexico, Costa Rica, United States, and most recently, in Peru with Norma. And without a doubt, I know that I learned the most from Norma. She is very keen to your learning style and level. She strives to listen to what your concerns, needs and goals are and customizes her teaching style and material to extract the best from you. She knows exactly what you need and when you need it. When you start to slack off, she pushes just a little harder. But she knows when you have had enough and never pushes you over. All the while with a smile - she is very sweet, immensely pleasant, like the rest of Mundo Antiguo. She is able to recognize your weaknesses and will create lessons to allow you to practice and improve on that weakness. I loved that she listened to what and how I learned best. All of it made my learning experience awesome and better than anywhere else in the Americas.

Biggest smiles,
Quyen Nguyen, Washington, DC, USA

travel agency

Jeroen Wapenaar, Holland
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In 2009 I stayed for five weeks in Peru. I lived for three weeks with a very pleasant host family in Cusco and afterwards I travelled for two weeks through the south of this interesting country. On myself to the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu, hiking tours through the Colca Canyon, excursions to the rainforest near Puerto Maldonado and to the islands of Lake Titicaca. All were very special adventures that I will cherish for the rest of my life. Without any doubt it was my most beautiful experience until now. Rik Duijm and Norma Guevara of Mundo Antiguo played a very important part in it.

Rik and Norma were always ready to assist me, also if they were very occupied. They arranged that I got back my backpack, which was left behind in New York. They gave me many ideas about tours and hotels. And not only those that you’ll find in the Lonely Planet, but also about places where you discover the real Peru and where you don’t stumble over the other tourists. Peru is too beautiful to only take a picture of Machu Picchu. Mundo Antiguo has as no other travel agency the knowledge and service to arrange you a journey that surprises you every single minute. When you enter the office of Mundo Antiguo you already feel the warmth of Norma and Rik. Their expertise is unmatched. Experience it for yourself: experience how nice it is that you are really treated as a client and not as a number. That there are people that think with you, yet let you take your own decisions. That assists you always with a smile. In short: experience the quality of Mundo Antiguo.


Tridib Das,
Student Association for Development Co-operation in the Netherlands
During the first weeks of July in 2009, our group of 20 students from the Netherlands had the privilege to be assisted by Rik through Cusco. Our aim was to visit social projects in and around Cusco. Rik was continuously there for us to act as our Spanish-Dutch translator and excellent guide to these various locations. He managed to arrange satisfying accommodations, Machu Piccu train tickets, projects which we could visit and give us an over-all sense of security when he was with our group. Imagine taking care of a group of 20 students! Rik did extremely well! I am very impressed and happy I came across Rik to guide us during these days, giving the full concentration which we required during our hectic schedules.
Thank you and good luck!!


Wendy and Ronald Bakker, Holland
Dear Rik and Norma,
We wanted to thank you again for the fantastic trip through Peru and Bolivia!
The whole journey - from our arrival in Cusco till our departure in Lima – was perfectly arranged. We are very pleased of the service of Mundo Antiguo Tours.
Looking back at the three weeks it's really amazing what we did and experienced: from the rainforest to Lake Titicaca and from Machu Picchu to the Islas Ballestas. The whole journey was magnificent, a perfect mix of a lot of culture and even more nature.
We are also very pleased of the hotels where we stayed. We'll remember especially the salt hotel on the Salar the Uyuni for a long time.
The people (except the customs officials) were extremely kind and welcoming.

In short, thanks to you we made a beautiful and adventurous journey. Next time we'll surely reserve with you!


Delphine Bouckaert, Belgium
In October 2008 I travelled to Peru and Bolivia with a group of 18 persons. I had the luck that my tour conductor was Rik. He always was there for the group and you could ask him anything.
As he lives in Peru he always took us to the most magical places, pleasant coffee houses and nicest restaurants, and also to the less tourist - but therefore not less interesting places!
He doesn’t care for a bit more work to arrange everything well and to give us a pleasant and safe feeling. In short: he knows what tourists expect of a journey like this and he is prepared for it perfectly well.

You see and feel his love for Peru and he can translate this love without any problems to the whole group! If I ever return to Peru or have to recommend people someone for such an unforgettable journey, then there is without doubt only one address: Mundo Antiguo Tours.


Bart and Marleen, Holland
The perfect view on the city of Cusco from our bus window already promises some beautiful days. But once arrived in the ancient city centre one thing becomes immediately clear: everything here is about tourism! As typical gringos we get to hear ‘’free tourist information!’’ and ‘’wanna go to Machu Picchu amigos?’’ every two meters. On what do you base your choices in this situation?!

We are happy that instead of these somewhat too keen entrepreneurs we have had contact with Rik. Together with his Peruvian girlfriend Norma, Rik lives already quiet some time in Cusco and has a lot of travel experience in Peru. Besides the fact that they are a nice and helpful couple, they are in our opinion also the ideal combination of Peruvian lifestyle, knowledge and Dutch entrepreneurship. The tips for good restaurant, a cheaper way to travel to Machu Picchu and a beautiful full-day hike in the Sacred Valley helped to make our week in Cusco a very nice one!


Quyen Nguyen, Washington, DC, USA
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I have spent this past year traveling through Central and South America... taking tours to see everything from the jungles, rain forests, mountains, beaches, volcanoes to ancient ruins and cities. And it has all been amazing, but my experience with your agency was, by far, the best in every way. Everything was so professional yet also personal. Everyone is so warm, welcoming and knowledgeable. The trek to Machu Picchu was absolutely incredible. There is something to be said about having a guide who genuinely cares about the tourists to whom he is with and greatly respects the stories and history of the areas we trekked through and to. And he was entertaining at that! The same goes for Amantani and Lago Titicaca, which were also exceptional experiences. Exploring Colca Canyon, Cusco and the Sacred Valley were absolutely amazing. I saw many others looking bored with their large tour groups in the various places because the guides were disengaged and detached from the people and the ruins/nature around them. That was never the case with your tours!

Peru's nature and history is vast. Mundo Antiguo Tours managed to open my eyes and mind to what each place has to offer, providing an even richer experience than what others offered. The stories and masterpieces of nature and architecure, the incredible convergence of engineering, spirit and human strength are not forgotten in your tours. Perhaps it is because I have used so many different tour agencies in my travels through the Americas that I am fully capable of appreciating what great quality your agency offers and what a rare find it is indeed! I have no doubt that after one tour with you, everyone will be hooked for any and all other tours for Peru and Bolivia, like me!


Gerry Weijenberg, Tiel, The Netherlands
Rik and Norma,
After my stay in Peru, I had to arrange my journey to Holland by myself. I got to know you and your enthusiasm and warmth to share something of your culture with interested persons was heart-warming. When I told you that I was nervous about arranging my journey back home, you were immediately prepared to help me. That was very pleasant, because my first journey in a country outside Europe was for me sometimes quite an adventure and it's wonderful when you meet people who are wanting to help you.
The journey to Holland went excellent. With your telephone numbers in my pocket in the case that anything would go wrong, I left confident. The flight to Lima went well and in the airport I was picked up. The hotel arranged a guided tour through Lima.
It was a wonderful end of my journey and I would like to thank you very much for your mediation. Succes with the organisation and when I'll return to Peru, I'll defenitely contact you again!

social work

Asociación Para El Desarrollo de Poblaciones Andinas y Amazónicas
ADEPAA ATISUNCHIS

Dear Rik,
Hereby we want to thank you for the support that you offer the project of Atisunchis, situated in the community of Qollana in the district of San Jerónimo in Cusco. With your help and that of the volunteers we made quite some progress:

- The construction of water and the payment of the monthly water bill. This was a basic need that we now have in the project. Moreover, 35 families in the community now have access to clean water.
- We are working on the construction of light and electricity in the project and the community. Until today we don’t have electricity because of delay of the electricity company.
- The aid of Yuly, a girl of 4 years with serious viewing problems. She went through various examinations and now got glasses which help her greatly in her personal development.
- The purchase of foods, together with a volunteer.

In reality there are more things in which you spent your time and showed your commitment. You can trust us that every day we work to progress in our job. We hope that we can count on your permanent support, because both the volunteers and we trust in you.
Thousand times thanks on behalf of myself and the children of Atisunchis.

Yours sincerely,
Maria Antonieta Chacón Grajeda
Project coordinator