How verification works at Guía Boquete.

Why we do this

Most local directories rot. Businesses close, owners change phones, hours shift with the seasons, and the directory keeps listing what it used to be. Guía Boquete is built around the opposite premise: information on this site is current, or it gets removed.

Re-verification keeps the system honest. A listing's data has to be confirmed by a real human (the owner, or a Guía Boquete curator) at least once every six months, or warnings start appearing on the listing page. Twelve months without re-verification and the listing is archived.

Fewer listings, more accurate ones. That is the tradeoff we are making, and the policy on this page is the proof.

The four freshness states

Every public listing sits in one of these states based on its last-verified date. The state determines what visitors see on the listing card and the detail page.

Fresh

Verified in the last 90 days. Green badge on the card. Normal display on the detail page. This is what we want most listings to look like.

Aging

Last verified 90 to 180 days ago. Neutral badge showing the last-verified month and year. Still public and searchable. A reminder request is sent to the listed owner around the 60 and 90 day marks.

Stale

180 to 365 days since last verification. An amber banner appears on the listing page asking visitors to confirm details with the business directly before visiting. Still public, still searchable, but the warning is honest.

Archived

Over 365 days without re-verification. Hidden from the directory and search. The detail page still resolves so existing links and Google's index don't break, but the page shows an archived notice and a button to restore the listing.

Verification tiers

Verification status separately reflects who confirmed the listing. Both can re-verify, but Guía-verified is the highest-trust tier.

Unverified

Submitted to the directory but not yet confirmed by the owner or by Guía Boquete. The listing carries the lowest trust signal.

Owner verified

The business owner has confirmed the listing details directly. Most listings live in this tier. Owners re-verify with a single click from a periodic email.

Guía verified

Guía Boquete has independently confirmed the listing by phone, message, or in-person visit. The highest-trust tier. Reserved for listings we have personally checked.

Frequently asked questions

I own a business listed here. How do I re-verify?

Owners receive a re-verification email at the 60 and 90 day marks. One click on the link in the email confirms the listing is still accurate and resets the clock. If anything has changed (hours, phone, address), the link drops you into the request-update form.

What if I find a listing with information that's wrong?

Use the 'Request update' link on the listing page. We review the request, contact the business if needed, and update the information. The lastVerifiedAt timestamp also resets when we confirm an update.

My listing was archived. Can I get it back?

Yes. Open the archived listing page (the URL still works) and click 'Claim and restore.' You'll go through the claim flow, we'll confirm the details, and the listing returns to the directory with a fresh verification timestamp.

Why these specific intervals?

90 / 180 / 365 days strikes a balance. Restaurants and cafés can change quickly so we may tighten their cadence later. Stable categories like government offices and community resources may use a looser cadence. We will document any per-category overrides on this page.

Does this apply to events too?

Events use a separate model. National holidays and annual festivals are curator-managed and don't archive. Owner-submitted recurring events follow a similar verification model with cadence appropriate to event frequency.