Nuestras Instalaciones – The Mayan Shaman en Ek Balam
Inside our bamboo-and-wood kitchen, the Mayan cocineras prepare food the way their mothers and grandmothers did, by hand, slowly, with love.
Watch as fresh ingredients are wrapped, steamed or cooked over heat.
No restaurant tricks — just real food made by real people.
You’ll experience:
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Authentic Mayan cooking
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Handmade snacks and meals
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A connection to community & culture
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Smells and flavors from the region
Come to sit and enjoy an authentic hand made meal
at our open-air dining palapa
Where nourishing food and good company is shared:
Gather around our solid jungle-wood table under a traditional palm-leaf roof.
Under a traditional palm-leaf roof, you’ll find our handcrafted wooden table and chairs.
This is where the experience slows down, where you can rest, and enjoy a traditional meal with fresh air, singing birds and a beautiful view.
Join for an authentic and beautiful
Mayan cooking class with the Mayan cocineras of Ek Balam
Come and experience the joy that arises from simplicity, fresh air and the peace of nature - Immerse yourself in this authentic cultural and culinary experience with us:
Register for one of our Mayan Cooking Classes and join the Mayan cocineras of Ek Balam for an authentic hands-on cooking experience. Children are warmly welcome to participate as well.
Our Mayan cooking classes are held once a minimum of 5 participants is reached. (Register Interest).
Nuestras Instalaciones – The Mayan Shaman en Ek Balam
Mayan cooking is part of the living tradition that continues here in the Yucatán peninsula. In our Mayan Cooking Classes you sit and work with real ingredients and in the same way the Maya from the community have done for generations. This is not a show. It is a sacred way of doing things that belongs to everyday life and ceremony.
Here you will learn to prepare traditional Mayan food by hand, guided by the Maya cocineras from the Ek Balam village who speak the language, live these traditions every day, and carry this knowledge with respect and care. You will work with corn dough, shape tortillas, cook over heat, and see how food is made and shared as part of daily life and ceremonial gatherings.
Cooking and eating here are not separate from ceremony. They are part of living Mayan culture, a way to honor the land that gives the food, the community that shares it, and the ancestors who have taught these ways. The work is simple and real. The food you prepare is shared together at the table, grounded in presence, respect, and gratitude.
If you join these classes, you join as someone who comes with respect for the tradition and the people who practice it every day. This is a real living tradition, not a performance, and it continues to grow and bless those who come with openness and reverence.