点评:This is my second visit to Peru, and in almost every case I've had positive experiences — except for Saqsaywaman. What century is its administration living in?
Why is there no simple audio guide available for the main points of interest? Why not print plastic QR codes and place them around the site, allowing visitors to explore at their own pace and actually learn something meaningful?
The truth is, the management of Saqsaywaman doesn't seem to care about visitors — or even the site itself. If they did, they would care about the quality of the information that people receive. During my visit, I saw dozens of foreign tourists wandering around aimlessly. Not enough English-speaking guides? Then make a proper audio guide. It's not complicated.
I probably wouldn't have written this review if I hadn't just visited a small, humble colonial art museum in Arequipa a few days earlier. The Carmelite sisters there (may they be blessed!) provided QR codes at the entrance of every hall — clear, accessible, multilingual. You can take the tour in any order, at your own pace. And they have a fraction of the resources Saqsaywaman does.
This isn’t about money. It’s about attitude. The administration knows perfectly well how to use the internet — especially when asking for donations. But when it comes to offering visitors a scientifically accurate and comfortable experience of one of the most important archaeological sites in Peru, they fall completely short.
Saqsaywaman is an extraordinary place — but it deserves an administration that treats it, and its visitors, with dignity.
Shame on those who choose mediocrity and neglect over care and respect.
翻译:这是我第二次访问秘鲁,几乎每次都有不错的体验——除了萨克塞华曼博物馆。它的管理部门究竟活在哪个世纪?
为什么主要景点没有简单的语音导览?为什么不印制塑料二维码,放在博物馆周围,让游客按照自己的节奏探索,真正学到一些有意义的东西?
事实上,萨克塞华曼博物馆的管理层似乎并不关心游客,甚至不在乎博物馆本身。如果他们真心关心,他们就会关心人们获得的信息质量。在我参观期间,我看到几十个外国游客漫无目的地闲逛。英语导游不够用?那就做个像样的语音导览吧。其实并不复杂。
如果不是几天前我刚参观了阿雷基帕一家不起眼的小殖民艺术博物馆,我可能就不会写这篇评论了。那里的加尔默罗会修女(愿她们蒙福!)在每个大厅的入口处都提供了二维码——清晰、易用,而且支持多种语言。您可以按照自己的节奏,按照任何顺序参观。而且他们的资源远不及萨克塞华曼。
这无关金钱,而是态度问题。管理部门非常了解如何利用互联网——尤其是在请求捐款的时候。但在为游客提供科学准确且舒适的秘鲁最重要的考古遗址之一的体验方面,他们却完全失职。
萨克塞华曼是一个非凡的地方——但它值得一个能够尊重它和游客的管理部门。
那些选择平庸和忽视,而不是关爱和尊重的人,真是可耻。