What does the Local Guides program mean to you?

Hello friends local guides, my name is Miguel and I am a local guide level 7.
I currently live in one of the most beautiful and safest cities in my country, Merida Yucatan in Mexico.
I began to share photos of my trips and give opinions of the places I visited to contribute to other travelers, in addition to knowing the opinions of other travelers when choosing which places to visit.
To this day I share routes and opinions of the places in my city so that travelers can get to know pleasant places and get a good impression of this beautiful and colorful city.

As a local guide I like to support people who have their own places - food or lodging, sometimes tours, others make products from home, entrepreneurs or creators of clothing, footwear, crafts. These people move the local economy, respect the environment and preserve their traditions and native indigenous language –MAYA-
Reviewing or recommending this type of business increases their sales and activates the local economy.
Being a local guide has changed the way I travel, to another country or city I can know the local economy places that other travelers recommend.
Sharing photos of the places so that travelers have an overview of the place helps a lot to visit the places that I recommend.
Before knowing the local guide program, my trips were complicated, I did not know all the benefits of being a local guide and I am grateful for the reviews and recommendations.
Thanks to the program I discovered the photographer and writer who lives in me.

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Hello @Miguelperu78 ,

You may be new on Connect or writing to share a post for your Connect Live application. If you’re applying to Connect Live be sure to share a link to a new Connect post responding to this year’s application prompts. You can find everything you need to know about writing a post for Connect Live 2020 by taking a look at the guidelines. You can also check How to write a great application post for Connect Live 2020 and Your guide to creating lists on Google Maps.

P.S.: Keep in mind that one of the requirements is to share your post on the Local Stories board. I’ve moved your post there.