✨ Help Share Guatemalan Culture Through Food! 🍽️

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Connect with the locals: 14 travelers recommend this host to have close contact with locals
Connect with international travelers: 13 travelers recommend this host to meet travelers from all around the world
Accepts couples and pairs of volunteers

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What you offer

Hours per day: Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.

Teaching Languages: Teaching a language to the host, guests, or local communities.

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What you get

Days off per week: Have some time off for yourself, go explore the city or rest for a while.

Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.

Team Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other people.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Discounts on Accommodation: Get discounts for your stay in other hostels.

Support: Get help from the Worldpackers support team in case you need it, at any point of your trip.

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Availability

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Stay at least: 2 weeks

The Experience

Join our cozy cooking school in the heart of La Antigua Guatemala and help keep our culinary traditions alive! 🌽🔥 We teach travelers from around the world how to prepare traditional Guatemalan dishes — and we need your support to make each experience unforgettable. If you love culture, food, and meeting people from around the globe, this is the perfect place for you! 💛

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Requirements

Fluent English or Intermediate Spanish
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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19 Reviews

4.0

Host & Team

4.5

Hours & Tasks

4.0

Escuela De Cocina

2.5

Learning & Fun

4.5

How this experience will transform you

14 Meeting locals
13 Meeting international travelers
12 Immersing in the local culture
12 Practicing Spanish
5 Practicing English
3 Developing social awareness

This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals

5 4. Quality education
4 17. Partnerships for the goals

Felice

Germany

Volunteering at the host was one of the best experiences I've had. the host really helps to connect with the local culture. Working alongside Bea, Cindy, and Pam was an absolute joy. They are warm, welcoming, and make you feel like part of the family from day one. Every day brought something new and exciting and we had so much fun. The only minor downside was the room, which felt a bit old and rundown. But I guess it helps to connect better with the other volunteers. All in all, I highly recommend this opportunity to anyone passionate about food, culture and connecting with locals.

about 2 months ago

Ihssan "Sonny"

Canada

I got lucky with the host being my first ever volunteer position on worldpackers. It was an amazing place with the best staff ever. Pam, Cindy and Bea made me feel so welcome and at home, also helped me a lot with my Spanish. The other volunteers were really great and the tasks and hours are super straightforward and easy. Its a great time working with class fulls of world travellers as well. The hostel for volunteers is the only downside but its tolerable considering how good the host is.

about 2 months ago

Paula

Panama

I had an amazing time volunteering at the host. Pame, Beatriz and Cindy were a delight to work with and made me feel welcome immediately. The schedules are respected and you also have flexibility to change schedules with your peers. Unfortunately the accomodation was not what was advertised. You will share a room with the volunteers from the hostel: Mario and Daniel. I spoke to both respectfully and even the owner because they did not have empathy or consideration for when others slept which made 3+ volunteers left the experience early. If this is fixed, this would be a 5 star experience

2 months ago

Merecia

United States

My time at the host was amazing! I loved working with Sindy, Beatriz, and Pamela, and they were always kind, warm, and welcoming. Although the work description isn't super clear on their profile - you have to click LEARN MORE for the complete information - I was confident that whatever they needed I could provide. It is translation work from Spanish to English and vice versa, primarily, with a bit of cleaning and other assistance thrown in. For me, this was a great exchange, and probably my favorite one I've ever done because languages are my field of choice. I left with the best memories.

5 months ago

Vera

Germany

The experience was great, my partner and I had lots of fun translating, helping in the kitchen and interacting with the guests. The chefs are amazing in their job and treated us like family. The managers Eric and Pamela were also lovely people, always accommodating when we wished to have free time. The only issue was the room we slept in, but I was told also that now it's another room so it should be all good. In short we do recommend the volunteering here for many reasons, but specially the people, we miss them a lot!

5 months ago

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