Carnival week is considered the most important annual national festival. While the carnival extends to all the country with important events in several cities of Uruguay , the main activities take place in the capital, Montevideo. Candombe is the afro-black influence that is the star of Montevideo Carnival as it salutes the African origins during the colonial times

Tango is a social dance and a musical genre that originated in Buenos Aires,
Argentina and Montevideo, Uruguay and spread to the rest of the world
soon after that. The musical style that evolved together with the dance are
also known as "tango". Today, there are many tango dance styles but the "authentic" tango is close to that originally danced in Argentina and Uruguay.
-2 weeks intensive Spanish course
-2 weeks accommodation in host family double with half board
-6 tango or drum lessons and 4 activities related to carnival and tango such as visit to the carnival museum, tango and candombe show, etc