The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
La Gourmetería/Encore Hotel
Some people may feel that Guadalajara already has too many plush malls and hotels. Marketing analysts clearly think not.
Gastro fest
Fantastic aromas will be wafting around the ample spaces of Expo Guadalajara this weekend when the year’s leading gastronomic show comes to town.
Tequila expo
More than 50 tequila producers have set up shop in Tlaquepaque for the third Expo Tequila Tlaquepaque, which runs from Thursday, September 5 through Sunday, September 8, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the Centro Cultural El Refugio (Donato Guerra 160, between Contreras Medellín and Prisciliano Sánchez). Fans of Mexico’s firewater will find at least 150 different brands of tequila on exhibit and for tasting.
Guinness record
As has now become a tradition at the International Mariachi Festival, an attempt will be made next week to create a new Guinness world record for the largest number of mariachi musicians playing together at once.
Food festival in Zapopan
A gastronomic festival planned at the Centro Cultural Las Aguilas in Zapopan next week will include a photographic exhibit opening, a book presentation, a display of Jalisco cuisine and a salsas competition for students.
International Youth Day
During a celebration of International Youth Day, Monday August 12, that culminated with a free, well attended multi rock concert in the Plaza Liberacion, 115 teens from throughout the state competed as part of a state campaign of risk prevention in the city’s center. The youths had three hours to cover 15 stations in Plaza Tapatia and the Plaza de Armas where they competed in sports, fire brigades and cultural activities to learn more about accident prevention. An exam about what they learned was given at the end of the session. First and second place were taken by teams from Guadalajara and third place by a group from Tlajomulco.
Junior charro championship
Mexico’s most accomplished young equestrians are gathered in Guadalajara for the 21st annual Campeonato Nacional Charro y Juvenil that wraps up this weekend with final rounds of competition at the Lienzo Miguel Aceves Galindo, located at Av. Dr. R. Michel 577, a block south of Calzada González Gallo near the Agua Azul park.
