Kankbchén, July (Galu Comunicación) .- Every one in this little town of the mayan municipality of José María Morelos calls him “Don Perdido” (Mister Lost).
However, there is no one who does not identify him in this small Mayan community of the state of Quintana Roo (southeast México), where all roads have the traces of his sandals, or “chancletas”, as this casual footwear is called anywhere in the Yucatan Peninsula.
Thus, Buenaventura Tun Contreras, better known as “Don Perdido” has made his every day earnings, at least in recent years, walking the roads of Kankabchén, doing errands for the majority of the residents of this mayan community who, at his 70 years of age, trust their money and merchandise in this singular and popular man.
With seven decades, Tun Contreras is still in good condition to continue ahead and earn a few pesos for his family and to be able to eat.
Among the errands he now does in the community are to bring the nixtamal corn to the mill; take children or bring food.
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, he would get up from his hammock (mayans do not use beds) at 05:00 to take people to queue to the clinic for their medical appointments and accompany the children to school.
Due to his advanced age and some injuries, such as his wrist and shoulder, he explains that carrying corn is the most difficult thing he has done so far, but fortunately, he can still earn a living.
He explained that with the money he gets from his errands he supports his wife Juana Reyes Canul, who is in bed due to advanced age.
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Resolved, “Mister Lost” adds that he does not intend to stop being the “solution man” of the people, and trusts that he will continue being it until his body resists, but, as long as he continues having strength and health, he will continue pedaling his tricycle that always accompanies him on every errand.
