The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
I am on the campus of Guadalajara’s Marist University and the place is buzzing with activity. In just about every classroom, corridor and auditorium, teams of girls ranging in age from 8 to 18 who have spent the last few months developing their own smartphone applications are talking to animatedly to visitors—myself included.
Fourteen Mexican establishments appear on the 2023 list of North America’s 50 Best Bars. Number 21 on the list—for the second year running—is Guadalajara’s El Gallo Altanero, located in the heart of the city’s Colonia Americana, celebrated as the “Coolest Neighborhood in the World” by Time Out Magazine in 2022.
Lake Cajititlán, located 25 kilometers due south of Guadalajara and just 13 north of San Juan Cosalá, enjoys a fine reputation for its artesanías, or hand-made crafts.
On April 4, at the age of 74, retired Universidad de Guadalajara (UdG) botanist Dr. Miguel de Jesús Cházaro Basañez died peacefully at his home in Veracruz, while reading a book—on plants, naturally.
May is the hottest month of the year in these parts, until—hopefully—the heat wave comes to an abrupt halt in June with the onset of the rainy season and pleasantly cool weather throughout the summer.
“Mujeres que dejan huella” (Women who leave a mark) is a book co-authored by Macamen Navarro and Alejandro Figueroa about women working in the high-tech industries of Guadalajara, but it’s not aimed techies or business people.
The northern shore of Lake Chapala has been called a paradise because of its ideal climate and beautiful environment, but for those of its inhabitants who enjoy hiking, this area is paradise twice over.
