Ever since I started using google maps around 6 years ago, I started contributing and the reason is that I have lived in 3 different cities in Mexico so far and I’ve had many favorite places to go, not only food but also party.
As a mexican, food can be very different wherever you go so I think most of my contributions have been about restaurants.
Being born and raised in Mexico City helps you to try food not only from other parts of Mexico, but also international cuisine.
I think whenever I have a good experience at a restaurant or even street food, I like taking pics and writing nice reviews about the place because I’ve visited cities and thanks to other local guides who contribute I’ve had really good experiences.
I feel like besides writing a nice review about the place and the food, it’s also super important to add good pictures. In spanish we have a saying that says “De la vista nace el amor”, which means from from the view, love grows; so if the place has really good reviews but there are no many pics I’m hesitant to try it.
My last place of residence was Guadalajara, Mexico and many mexicans can agree with me that their food isn’t that good. You can find really tasty food almost everywhere in Mexico, but Guadalajara might be the exception, so I feel like I had a task: help fellow mexicans who visited Guadalajara to avoid the bad places and visit the good ones.
Right now I’m a local guide level 7 and I want to keep contributing even though I’m just starting a new episode of my life in a different city.
Thanks to all the local guides who keep contributing so I can avoid the bad places in this new city !