Authentic Maya Cooking Class

The Authentic Maya Cooking Class is a two-hour, hands-on class in a Maya village kitchen in southern Belize, booked through Palmento Grove.

You cook alongside Maya cooks using their own methods — grinding corn by hand, mixing the spices, and working over an open flame with fresh, local ingredients.

You follow the food from raw ingredient to finished dish, then share the meal together. Along the way you see how tradition and community sit at the heart of every Maya meal.

What you'll do

• Cook in a traditional Maya kitchen with Maya cooks
• Grind corn by hand the way it has always been done
• Work over an open flame
• Follow the food from raw ingredient to the table
• Eat the meal together when it's done

• The cooking class with Maya cooks
• All ingredients and instruction
• The meal you cook

• Transport to Hopkins — add a transfer from Placencia, San Ignacio or Belize City
• Tips and gratuities — not included in the price

Planning your class