Retreat Centers
La Escuela Del Sol
La Escuela del Sol was a small school in the center of Montezuma that combined yoga classes with Spanish lessons, surfing, scuba diving or fire dancing. In November 2026 its website is only a placeholder and we found no current listings, so treat this page as a record and look at the other Montezuma options we link below.
Update, November 2026: We couldn't confirm La Escuela del Sol is still running. Its web address now shows only an "under construction" page, and we found no recent listings or reviews. We've kept this page as a record of what it offered. If you're looking for yoga with Spanish or surf in Montezuma today, see the options at the end of this page.
La Escuela del Sol was a language and yoga school in the middle of Montezuma, opposite the children's park, on the southern tip of the Nicoya Peninsula. What made it unusual was the mix: you could pair a week or more of yoga with Spanish lessons, surf lessons, scuba diving or fire dancing (poi), and stay in rooms on site.
What it offered
Classes were hatha vinyasa, influenced by Anusara yoga, held in an open-air covered studio with an almond-wood floor on the top floor of the building. Morning classes were open to drop-in visitors, and evening classes were for students on its programs. Programs ran from 1 to 4 weeks: yoga only, yoga with Spanish, and yoga with surfing, scuba or poi. Some packages included a guided waterfall hike or a horseback ride to a waterfall. Former students' reviews on language-school directories describe a mix of Spanish with surfing or yoga, and a jungle setting near the beach and the Montezuma river.
Rooms
The school had private and shared rooms with air conditioning and hot water, and a top-floor deck with hammocks, couches and tables next to the studio.
Yoga in Montezuma today
Montezuma still suits a slow week of yoga with nature close by. Anamaya runs retreat weeks and teacher trainings above the village, and Ylang Ylang Beach Resort has daily classes open to the public in its beachfront studio. For the full picture of the area, including Cabuya and Santa Teresa, see the Montezuma section of our guide to where to do yoga in Costa Rica, and for help picking a retreat, read how to choose a yoga retreat in Costa Rica.
[Updated on: 4 November 2026]
