I can’t believe that we are on the last stretch of Community Spotlight 2025!! And 2025 is slowly coming to a close!
For the last two weeks, we had another set of three amazing communities taking centre stage in the spotlight; Team Indonesia 
and Team Mexico 
sharing the spotlight in Week 49 and Team Argentina 
taking Week 50!
For more Spotlight goodness, check out these past recap posts:
- Recap on Canada, TRAC and Cambodia spotlight weeks (Weeks 45-46)
- Recap on Nigeria, India and Francophone spotlight weeks (Weeks 47-48)
If I thought that I could rest for a bit, I was certainly proven wrong as Team Indonesia certainly unlocked the flood gates and gave us 20 posts to showcase the culture, food and various amazing places of Indonesia! They also organised 5 in-person meet-ups across different locations in East Jawa. Team Indonesia is one of several large and active communities across the program, and I can recommend checking out their mega meet-up event called Meet-Up Nusantara (MUN). Find out more about Team Indonesia from their posts below.
01-07 DEC
• Indonesian Community Spotlight 2025 by @br14n
• Beautiful Beaches and Islands in Lampung, Indonesia by @indahnuria
• Beautiful East Kalimantan by @SetyawatiAnik
• Pacitan: A Hidden Paradise on the South Coast of East Java by @SetyawatiAnik
• Volcanoes: A Part of Indonesian Life by @ALG87
• Modangan Beach: A Hidden Paradise on the Malang-Blitar Border by @AnisaAe
• East Java: A Culinary Paradise by @amughits
• Delicious Snacks and Souvenirs from Lampung, Indonesia by @indahnuria
• Pasuruan’s Culinary Heritage: Rawon Sate Komoh & Limun Linggardjati 1948 in a Tale of Flavours That Refuse to Die Out by @ISAIKBALULSURUR
• A Glimmer of Hope, a Grain of Mongso Honey by @Srirahayu76
• When Nature, Taste, and Tradition Meet in Boonpring by @AnisaAe
• Erau Traditional Festival: A Magnet for Foreign Tourists by @SetyawatiAnik
• Madura’s Natural Wonders and Legends That Continue to Burn by @AnisaAe
• Malang Masks: Faces That Hold the Panji Story and the Soul of the Archipelago by @AnisaAe
• Reog Ponorogo: A Charismatic Cultural Heritage from East Java by @Zuh4f4rh4n4
• MUN1: The Beginning of Indonesia Local Guides’ Big Journey by @AnisaAe
• MUN2: Strengthening Contributions to Mapping the Digital World by @trianadewi_td
• MUN4: The Benefits of Reconnecting as a Local Guide by @trianadewi_td
• MUN4: POV as a Visual Artist by @AndrianN
• MUN4: Creative Gimmick Ideas & Event Kits - Passport & Rundown Pass by @ISAIKBALULSURUR
• In-person Meet-up: Local Guides Getaway: Camping & BBQ di Bawah Bintang
• In-person Meet-up: Eksplorasi Oranjebuurt Sambil Upgrade Peta Sampai Valid
• In-person Meet-up: Moon Of Bromo Exploration Walk
• In-person Meet-up: Siopang Foodcrawl & Sharing Session: Tips Mengunggah foto dan Menulis review di Google Maps
• In-person Meet-up: Meet Up Local Guides Jember, Spotlight on Indonesia
During that same week, across the globe, we also had the wonderful Team Mexico giving us a tour of Mexico! I also discovered that regional communities in Mexico also gave themselves fun nicknames; Team Tacos (Mexico City), Team Tequila (Jalisco), Team Carne Asada (Nuevo León), Team Querétaro & Team Burritos (Juárez City), and Team Enchiladas Potosinas (San Luis Potosi)! If you’re keen to know more about them, check out their posts below.
01-07 DEC
• Local Guides Mexico - Who are we? by @cuicani
• México’s Best Known Places by @Lizyeth_Villanueva
• México’s “Magical Towns” by @Bere_Marichi @luisarizamx
• Mexico’s Traditional Cuisine by @luis_rich @ErnestoGZamora
• Mexico’s Best Known Traditions by @luisarizamx @Lizyeth_Villanueva
• Day of the Dead: A Very Mexican Tradition by @aaron_fernandez_MX @luisarizamx
• Local Guides Mexico #CommunitySpotlight2025 Summary by @cuicani
• Quiz: Kahoot
Last but not certainly the least, we had Team Argentina coming in strong to introduce us to their community! Did you know that their community was set-up during the days of City Experts, the program that became Local Guides in 2015?! @Jesi must have been a baby at that time! 
Did you also know that they dedicated 3 out of their 5 Spotlight posts on food and drinks! Makes you wonder if all they ever think about is when the next mate meet-up is going to be! To find out more about Team Argentina , check out their posts below.
08-14 DEC
• We are Argentina Local Guides! by @Jesi @natasciuto
• Ten Voices, Ten Places by @EugeGallardo @Sotema24 @Maximilianozalazar @CaroGuiniazu @Eze_aguzin @natasciuto @Cecilita @SebaasC @Mc_Germi @NinaVicino
• Celebrating Argentine Gastronomy by @PriscilaJimenez
• It’s Not Just About Drinks… It’s About Connection! by @Eze_aguzin
• The Croissant: The Favourite Snack and Breakfast Accompaniment of Argentinians by @CamilaPardo
• In-person Meet-up: Meet #CommunitySpotlight2025 y fin de año
And this video was buried in their in-person meet-up recap post which I am happy to shine some community spotlight onto it!
This week is the final week of Community Spotlight and we have the honour of having Team Google 
share some community love with us all! I was forewarned that their planned posts won’t be as awesome as all the other participating communities but, erm… hello!!!.. they’ve knocked it out the ball park! So watch out for all their posts this week! 
A gentle reminder that the Big Year End party is taking place on Sunday, 21st December. This virtual meet-up will be hosted by @ErmesT and @KarenVChin and the time was chosen to make the meet-up as global as possible (apologies to those in the far, far East when it’s past midnight!). We would love to have as many people attend it and it will not only be a wrap-up to Community Spotlight but to everything in 2025! Details and RSVP are in this link! See you all there! 
for your successful Host so far !
