Get Cooking on Your Layover: South America

Taking an open air cooking class in Brazil
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Are you a foodie? Love to travel? Why not arrive home from your next vacation inspired to cook up a storm with a few new techniques?

This is the third in our series to help you Get Cooking on Your Layover.

If you missed them, check out our earlier posts, packed with cooking classes around the globe (the first also has links to resources from Boots'nAll, Frommer's, Transitions Abroad, Travel+Leisure, Trip Advisor and more):

• Get Cooking on Your Layover: Europe
• Get Cooking on Your Layover: Asia

We are continuing the series with delicious cooking classes you can take during your travels in South America.

A memorable cooking class in Buenos Aires
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Argentina
Buenos Aires: Cooking Class
Buenos Aires: Cooking Class with Malbec Wine
Buenos Aires: Interactive Dining Experience - Empanada Making, Steak, Wine, Alfajores and Mate
Mendoza: Home Cooking Class at a Chef's House
Related resources - Argentina
Buenos Aires Cookery Classes and Wine Courses
Learning to cook in Buenos Aires - The Travel Chica
Argentine Cooking Classes Blog

Brazil
Rio de Janeiro: Small Group Cooking Class
Rio de Janeiro: Copacabana - Brazilian Food And Cocktails Cooking Class
São Paulo: Gourmet Cooking Workshop
São Salvador da Bahia: Cooking Experience with a Local
Related resources - Brazil
What about cooking yourself a typical dish from Rio de Janeiro? - Rio.com

Chile
Santiago: Chilean Cooking Class in Santiago
Santiago: Cooking Class Plus Historic Downtown Santiago and Markets Tour
Santiago: Private Food Markets Tour with Cooking Demo and Homemade Lunch
Related resources - Chile
Chilean cooking class Valparaiso - Two Hungry Backpackers

Columbia
Bogota: Gastronomy Tour Including Cooking Class

Ecuador
Quito Culinary Tour and Cooking Class

Guatemala
Antigua: Experience Guatemala - Small Group Cooking Class
Guatemala City: Small Group Cooking Class in Antigua from Guatemala City
Guatemala-City: Antigua Market, Cooking Class and Choco Museum from Guatemala City
Panajachel: Maya Cooking Class at Lake Atitlan Maya Kitchen from Panajachel

Paraguay
Related resources - Paraguay
Housewife Bootcamp (cooking class experience) - Peaces of Paraguay

Peru
Cusco: Exclusive Private Peruvian Market Tour and Cooking Class
Cusco: Local Peruvian Market Tour and Cooking Class
Cusco: Cooking Class and Pisco Sour Lesson
Lima: Cooking Class with a Local Family
Lima: Ceviche Cooking Class
Lima: Market Tour Cooking Class and Pisco Sour Lesson
Lima: Peruvian Cooking Class Including Local Market Tour
Lima: Cooking Class Including Fruit Tasting
Lima: Peruvian Cooking Class Including Market Visit, Pisco Sours Lesson and Fruit Tasting
Lima: Combo City Sightseeing Tour and Cooking Class
Lima: Peruvian Basics Pisco Tasting, Cocktail Lesson and Ceviche Lesson
Lima: Gastronomic Tour-Including Pisco Sour and Cooking Class

Related resources
Tasteful Travel: LATIN AMERICAN Cooking Classes (Part 2)
Get Cooking on Your Layover: Europe
Get Cooking on Your Layover: Asia
Layover City - our series of what to do on a layover in great cities
Go for a run? Go sightseeing? Why not do both?

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Rock Your Layover: Cusco

Looking out at the rooftops of beautiful Cusco, Peru
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Have a layover coming up in Cusco? Wondering what you could do with your time? Here's a little inspiration.

We've gathered the following resources - tips, stories and layover ideas - to help you get the most out of your time here.

In a nutshell:	You may find yourself in Cusco (Cuzco) for a few days acclimatizing to the elevation on your way to Machu Picchu, but Cusco is more than a stopping off point - it is a destination in its own right. Located at the site of the historic capital of the Inca Empire, Cusco is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site, attracting near 2 million visitors a year.
Free:	Free Walking Tour Peru: Cusco 7 things to do for free: Cusco, Peru
Unique:	Sacred Valley Community Small Group Tour from Cusco Runner up: Cusco: Inti Raymi Festival Of The Sun Day Tour (1x/year)
Picks:	Archeological Park of Sacsayhuaman Half-Day Tour Explore the City of Cusco: Guided Walking Tour Horseback Riding Tour from Cusco
Shop:	Cusco Ancient Inca Sites & Markets with a Local Shopping at the Markets of Cusco Shopping Secrets of Cusco
See:	You'll need a Boleto turistico to see the ruins and sights around Cusco (buy one at the Oficina Ejecutiva del Comité, or OFEC).
Hop:	"Combis" are cheap and crowded small buses with names like Batman or Zorro. If you want to get off, yell "Baja!"
Do:	Cusco Layover Ideas & Stuff to Do in Cusco Top 4 leisure activities in Cusco Top 10 things to do in Cusco (that they won't tell you about in the guidebooks)
Eat:	Wandering and eating in Cusco Chocolate Workshop: from Bean to Bar Cusco: 3-Hour Peruvian Cooking Class Cusco Eats Top 10 Things to Eat in Cusco - National Geographic
Tips:	How to survive Cuzco on a budget What you should know before a trip to Cusco
Watch:	YouTube: Cusco, Peru Tour (great tips on getting photos with locals by @denniscallan) YouTube: A Tourist's Guide to Cusco and Machu Picchu, Peru
Look:	Cusco on Pinterest
Read:	Cusco on Amazon.com Books to read before you go to Peru
To/from the airport:	Cusco Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) transportation guide
Good to know:	To avoid altitude sickness, take time to acclimatize. Take it slow the first day, and stay away from the bars the first night. Drink coca tea, a traditional native remedy for altitude sickness. If you expect to get drug tested upon your return home, skip the coca; drink plenty of water and look into Diamox/Acetazolamide (available at a pharmacy). Don't even think about drugs in Peru; it is a felony that you "consider to maybe accept" an offer to buy. Cusco is relatively safe, but use don't wander alone away from the Plaza de Armas late at night.
Tourist info:	Cusco Tourist Information

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Related resources:

• Cusco Layover Ideas & Stuff to Do in Cusco
• Lima Layover Ideas & Stuff to Do in Lima
• Arequipa Layover Ideas & Stuff to Do in Aerquipa
• Iquitos Layover Ideas & Stuff to Do in Iquitos
• Puno Layover Ideas & Stuff to Do in Puno
• Machu Picchu tours - from LayoverIdeas