Nothing reflects the damage to and perseverance of Guadalajara institutions better than the Museo de Periodismo y las Artes Graficas (Museum of Journalism and Graphic Arts, MUPAG), one of about 10 museums operated by the municipality.

Electricity is in the air when it comes to talking about Ajijic and the arts. Have you experienced that signature dry crackle that lets you know something is happening?

If your parrot is not parroting, your Springer Spaniel is not springing or your French Trotter is not trotting, they could be candidates for emotional therapy from an earnest young Guadalajara professional. 

Buffeted by an “austere” federal administration that in 2020 slashed budgets for many scientific endeavors—making them scramble to cover even electricity and staff uniforms—the paleontological, anthropological, historical and cultural Museo Regional de Guadalajara has spent two years picking up the pieces after the funding and pandemic debacles.

If you have lived in the United States, especially in Arizona, New Mexico or California, you probably have seen plenty of festivities surrounding the 5th of May, or Cinco de Mayo.

The Easter holiday period, Chapala’s peak tourist season, got off to a rocky start when a group of Malecón food vendors blocked off the city’s main points of entry on the morning of Thursday, April 14, to protest against the local mayor’s initiative to spruce up and unify the image of the waterfront commercial zone.