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Two exhibits opened in or near Guadalajara this month, offering a rare opportunity to view the best work of aspiring artists in Mexico who express themselves through the medium of abstract art.

A geologist once casually mentioned that people living in Guadalajara are lucky because in one day they could easily visit three of the major types of volcanoes.

Whenever I’m looking for the story behind some venerable old hacienda which I’ve stumbled upon in my travels, I find myself reaching for one of several books written by Tony Burton.

The classic version of a camino de montaña or mountain road in Mexico inevitably features a thousand-meter drop on one side and a sheer vertical wall on the other, all too often topped by delicately balanced rocks, each weighing tons and just daring you to pass beneath them.

Building a sewage treatment plan is one thing and maintaining it is another, I have learned over the years.

For years I had heard rumors of a place in Guadalajara called Salud Digna where people of scarce economic means could get an eye examination and a good pair of glasses for a price they could actually afford.