Authentic local experience with a community of women

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Summary
Experience Details
What You’ll Experience
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Duration
3 hours
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Number of Guests
2 - 15 guests
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Language
English, Spanish
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Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Discover the Mayan Kaqchiquel culture through the lives of local women. Engage in a unique experience that supports regenerative tourism and positively impacts the community's future.

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

During our visit, you will have the opportunity to get to know the Mayan Kaqchiquel culture in an authentic way and the day-to-day life of local women who seek to make their routines their job. They will share their passions and concerns with you and we hope that you can too, to learn and enjoy diversity. Our experience is special because we are based on a regenerative tourism model, which can preserve culture and provide new ways of working for the future of women in Santa Cruz, having a 100% impact on the local economy.


What You Get

Bottled water
Lunch
Sauna
Private transportation

Good To Know

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Service animals allowed

What You’ll Experience

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Santa Cruz La Laguna

The women of the local team welcome us at the main pier and we walk around Santa Cruz, from the shore to the community, to learn about the customs, lifestyle and routines of the local people. We will know the main road from the pier to the local house where the workshop will be held. Depending on the house we will know one area or another. It is possible to go up in a tuktuk if the traveler prefers.
15 minutesAdmission Ticket Free
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Santa Cruz La Laguna

The main venue will be a local house, depending on the shifts of the women on the team. The following activities will take place there: TRADITIONAL CUISINE: We cook together tourists and women in a wood-fired kitchen in a home, to learn how to cook typical recipes, such as tamale, tamalitos, tortillas or puliki. Then we enjoyed eating what we made together. CRAFT WORKSHOPS: Introduction to fabric making and/or handmade jewelry. We learn to lay the initial thread for sewing, create our first piece of jewelry and dress in traditional Santa Cruz dress. TEMAZCAL EXPERIENCE: We disconnect and live the local experience of temazcal use, a low adobe house where steam baths are taken.
4 hoursAdmission Ticket Free

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

PQRV+8C2, Santa Cruz la Laguna Sololá Department, Guatemala, GT

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Wait for the women leaders at the main dock of Santa Cruz la Laguna, in front of the boats, at the main dock.
End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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What People Are Saying
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Wonderful experience!
February 03, 2025
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We had an amazing time with Pauline & Elena & our translator Julie in Santa cruz. We were graciously welcomed into their home where they taught us how to cook a traditional mayan meal, bead bracele...read more

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June 22, 2024
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We were so excited as the reviews and description for this experience looked amazing. Unfortunately, we waited for the hosts at the meeting place for an hour. They did not respond to any messages a...read more

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Incredible experience
June 03, 2024
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What an amazing experience this was. The ladies met us and took us back to their home for a great authentic jewelry and cooking lesson. The 2 women were very nice and even with a language barrier, ...read more

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March 28, 2024
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We went all the way to Santa Cruz with our ticket confirmed the night before and they were not there. We contacted the tour directly and they said we had cancelled which we did not.

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Cultural Day
March 28, 2024
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We loved having this cultural experience during our last full day in Guatemala. Ana and Francisca were very accommodating and patient with us. We had a great time cooking traditional Guatemalan foo...read more

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