The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Mexico’s cultural wealth has always played an important role in its social and economic spheres. More recently, in a reverse trend, a spurt in its various economic sectors has further expanded the cultural base in cities like Guadalajara, Mexico City, Monterrey, Cancun and Queretaro to include a growing number of Indians.
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US$16 million resort
Devout Catholics visiting the Guadalajara Cathedral often take a few minutes to linger and pray in front of a shrine supposedly showcasing the preserved corpse of Santa Inocencia, a young girl to whom many miracles have been attributed.
While ardent supporters of Javier Degollado are hailing Chapala’s new mayor as the savior who will perform marvels to set the municipality on course for a prosperous future, his administration got off to a somewhat rocky start this week.
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Space ship over lake
Although September 19, 1985 will go down as one of the darkest days in modern Mexican history, the emergence of a more organized and effective civil society was a positive legacy of the devastating earthquake that rocked Mexico City on that day, ending the lives of thousands of residents.
With top-notch equestrian teams out for glory and three extraordinary mariachi bands on hand to set a festive beat, spectators attending the final rounds of this year’s Mariachi Festival Charro Championship enjoyed a whole-enchilada Mexican spectacle, with thrills and chills keeping them fixated right down to the last second.
