Buenos Aires , Argentina ( CNN ) -- Mary Bonsor graduated from law school in London last June and is now navigating her way around the labyrinth-like offices of Marval , O'Farrell & Mairal , Argentina 's largest law firm . Bonsor , 24 , is spending two months interning at the firm in Buenos Aires with hopes of learning more about Argentine law , while also honing her Spanish-speaking skills . `` It is very interesting to compare the English system to the Argentinean system . It 's just great experience to see how another judicial system works , '' says Bonsor . Bonsor is one of a growing number of international graduates and students looking to Latin America for internship experience to bolster their resumes . They say they are being lured here by the regionÂ´s relatively strong and stable economies , low costs , and the chance to work alongside top business , scientific and creative minds . According to student travel company STA , the international internship market is the fastest growing trend in travel right now . Historically , cities like New York , London and Hong Kong were top choices for interns , but now Buenos Aires , Bogota and Santiago are seeing an influx . `` There 's been an increase of interest in the region , and you see a lot of students ... with a strong interest in visiting Latin America , and getting to know the culture , '' says Sebastian Iribarne , a partner at Marval , O'Farrell & Mairal . A new company called Intern Latin America ( ILA ) placed Bonsor in her Buenos Aires internship . ILA was founded this year with the aim of arranging internships for foreign students throughout the region . The company had immediate success with its first venture , when it received more than 100 applications for positions it had arranged with FIFA during the Under-20 World Cup . Ten students from Russia , Germany , the UK and U.S. worked during the three-week tournament in July and August in Medellin , Colombia . The idea for Intern Latin America came to British co-founder David Lloyd , 27 , after he had a hard time securing an internship for himself while living in Buenos Aires in 2006 . Other internship placement companies have been operating in the region for years , but Lloyd felt a comprehensive program with connections to blue-chip companies and competitive private-sector and government posts did n't exist . He quit his job on the trading floor at Merrill Lynch in London to pursue the initiative . `` I realized there was a lot of demand from the company side and a lot of demand from the student side , but for reasons of language difference and bureaucracy ... there was no way for them to realize the mutual benefit , '' says Lloyd . Now the benefits are being recognized throughout the region . The government of Chile recently awarded Intern Latin America a $ 40,000 grant and office space in Santiago . Soon , ILA will be placing interns at businesses , hospitals and NGOs throughout Chile , something it has already done for more than 50 interns - from countries like China , India , Sweden and Switzerland -- in Argentina and Colombia . ILA next plans to concentrate on entering Brazil and Mexico , and have already launched an office in London , which will bring interns to the British capital . `` Internships abroad are a global phenomenon . In Latin America , the growth is mainly due to the fact that it 's a region in rapid development and people want to experience that , and develop language skills , '' says Lloyd . Mary Bonsor is developing her Spanish with daily , two-hour intensive classes . She is confident her time in Argentina will serve her well when she returns home to join the workforce . `` Here it is very similar to how I will work back in England . It 's a similar-sized law firm , and so it 's just a great experience to try and learn as much as I can here , '' she says . Most internships are unpaid , and interns have to cover their own costs , however , more scholarships are becoming available . The LIV Fund is a new initiative that offers two $ 500 scholarships per month to international students looking to intern , study or volunteer in Latin America . `` We want to provide a structure to the living abroad experience so that potential participants can have more of an idea of what it will entail , '' says LIV Fund founder David Garrett . With the eurozone in crisis , ongoing economic woes in the U.S. , political unrest in the Middle East and Brazil 's growing importance , Latin America is looking to expand its role on the global stage . As a result , many are predicting that more and more anxious interns from across the globe will be arriving soon in Latin America . `` We do n't want this to be only for the well-heeled and well-connected . We firmly believe that these opportunities should be open to any young person who wants to intern in Latin America . We 're working to make that happen , '' says Lloyd .
International students and professionals look to Latin America for more experience to build their resumes . They say they are being lured here by the regionÂ´s relatively strong and stable economies . Author and law professor Mary Bonsor : It 's just a great opportunity to try and learn as much as I can here .