02252026Wed
Last updateTue, 24 Feb 2026 1pm

rectangle placeholder

6,000 tarantulas find new home

Rodrigo Orozco is a Guadalajara-based businessman, who  in his spare time also plays the role of “foster father” to 6,000 young tarantulas. 


Camping out in enticing La Selvita

Last weekend, members of Ecoturismo Xalisco, a successful hiking and camping club, invited me to help them celebrate their tenth anniversary at La Selvita Park, located near the town of Tototlán, 50 kilometers east of Guadalajara and easy to reach from the Lake Chapala area.

Hunting for the Mound of Guadalupe

In 1896, British archaeological artist Adela Breton visited a newly excavated shaft tomb in Jalisco, thought to be 1,500 years old.