LOLA team
- Properly qualified & expert
- Genuinely friendly, flexible & sensible
- Close knit & long standing
We are a long-standing and close-knit team who are passionate about LOLA.
Amanda Wiggert & Dieter Wiggert Owners and CEO’s, Dieter and Amanda have been in language travel for over 30 years. Amanda is from Scotland and first came to Salamanca to do ERASMUS in 1990. She met Dieter from Germany who had arrived a few years earlier and they set up ISLA together which was to run for 30 years until its closure during the pandemia. LOLA is their second project. Amanda is responsible for onsite logistics and operations. Dieter is on the creative side and runs the teacher training arm.
Sara Manzano
– Chief Operating Officer.
Sara is Lola’s right-hand woman and was a valued member of ISLA for over 20 years. She is responsible for transport and lodging.
Rosana Centeno
– Guide.
Rosana is one of our two head guides and an institution in Salamanca, which she brings to life with her wonderful interactive city tours.
Javier González
– Guide.
Our other chief guide, is famous for his wonderful voice and clear diction whose Spanish even beginners magically understand. He is an official city guide and part time councilor.
Stef Hernández
– Guide.
Kind and dynamic Stef is in charge of offsite activities like day trips and gastronomic treats. She also runs workshops on teen confidence and anti-bullying.
Luis Jaraquemada
– Head of Studies.
Our head of studies and brilliant “creativo”. Luis is in charge of methodology and teacher training, of our own staff and other subsidized teacher training courses.
Leili Rai Esteban
– Spanish teacher.
Is our in-house expert on exam content and materials creation. Apart from being much in demand for online exam revision, she also collaborates on our teacher training courses.
Paula Cantero
– Spanish teacher.
Paula is from Argentina
These are a few of her favourite things:
Book: Niebla, de Unamuno.
Series or Movie: Hacia rutas salvajes (Into the wild).
Place which isn’t Salamanca: Buenos Aires.
Angela Rocha
– Spanish teacher.
Angela is from Madrid
These are a few of her favourite things:
Book: Los Renglones Torcidos De Dios
Series or Movie: Mamma Mia
Place which isn’t Salamanca: Santander.
Andrea Ignat
– Spanish teacher.
Andrea is from Santander
These are a few of her favourite things:
Book: Cuando no queden más estrellas para contar
Series or Movie: Friends, Las chicas del cable, La lengua de las mariposas
Place which isn’t Salamanca: Cantabria, San Vicente de la Barquera.
Catalina Garcia
– Spanish teacher.
Catalina is from Colombia
Book: Cien años de Soledad, El teatro de Chéjov
Series or Movie: Friends, Grande bellezza, La Dolce Vita
Place which isn’t Salamanca: de Indias, Trani, Segovia.
Cecilia Baz
– Spanish teacher.
Ceci is from Salamanca
Book: Historical novels, short stories and essays on lingüístics, philosophy
Series or Movie: Juego de tronos, Joker.
Place which isn’t Salamanca: Morocco, USA, Turkey, Granada and anywhere with beautiful countryside.
Nerea San Juan
– Guide.
Nerea is from Salamanca
These are a few of her favourite things:
Book: Dime quién soy
Series or Movie: Aquí no hay quien viva
Place which isn’t Salamanca: Barcelona.
Lucia Manso
– Spanish teacher.
Lucia is from Salamanca
These are a few of her favourite things:
Book: La Sombra del Viento
Series or Movie: Begin Again
Place which isn’t Salamanca: London.
Gonzalo Garcia
– Guide.
Gonza is from Salamanca
These are a few of his favourite things:
Book: La sangre de los inocentes (de Julia Navarro)
Series or Movie: Breaking Bad
Place which isn’t Salamanca: La Coruña.
