点评:David was our guide for a tour of Calakmul and Balamku. It was an extraordinary day.
David is knowledgeable: his knowledge extends from his time as a child learning ancestral knowledge of the region’s plants, trees, animals, birds, insects, and history from his grandfather. We asked about if his kids are as interested and he said yes, they have begun to borrow his binoculars to go bird watching on their own. And he carries several very heavy books in his backpack and I think he used every book with us, opening them to a page when we had a question about trees, plants, hydrology, history. He has a deep respect and reverence for the history of the Maya and what they left behind for us.
David is a fantastic companion. We like to have fun and we joke a lot, especially on a drive, and he could hang with us. He is incredibly sweet and friendly. We also had conversations on more serious topics like the new development of the region and he shared some honest and thoughtful opinions. We are experienced with many parts of the Yucatan Peninsula and we learned so much from his thoughts.
David also helped us after we’d parted ways. We couldn’t find an ATM in Xpujil that took our card, and we wanted a good place to eat. He sent us to a wonderful family taco stand for some mind blowing al pastor, and guided us to an ATM. That was above and beyond.
On our next trip to the region, he is the first person I will contact to get recommendations for hotels and places to explore.
翻译:David 是我们卡拉克穆尔和巴拉姆库之旅的导游。这是非同寻常的一天。
David 知识渊博:他的知识渊博源于儿时从祖父那里学习的关于该地区植物、树木、动物、鸟类、昆虫和历史的祖传知识。我们问他的孩子是否也同样感兴趣,他说是的,他们已经开始借用他的双筒望远镜自己去观鸟了。他的背包里装着几本很厚的书,我想他把每本书都翻了一遍,每当我们问起关于树木、植物、水文和历史的问题时,他都会翻开。他对玛雅人的历史以及他们留给我们的遗产怀有深深的敬意和崇敬。
David 是一位非常棒的伙伴。我们喜欢玩乐,经常开玩笑,尤其是在开车的时候,他总是能和我们待在一起。他非常亲切友好。我们也聊了一些更严肃的话题,比如该地区的新发展,他分享了一些真诚而深刻的观点。我们对尤卡坦半岛的很多地方都很熟悉,从他的想法中受益匪浅。
我们分别后,David 也帮了我们很多。我们在 Xpujil 找不到能刷卡的 ATM,又想找个好地方吃点东西。他带我们去一家很棒的家庭式墨西哥卷饼摊,吃了美味的牧师三明治,还带我们去了 ATM。他真是太棒了。
下次我们再去这个地区旅行时,我会第一个联系他,向他推荐酒店和景点。