Zapopan’s heart is currently the site of a perfect storm of civic beautification and public service facelifts –

Kenyans have dominated the Guadalajara men’s marathon in recent years, but it was a runner from another African country who took top honors in Sunday’s 33rd edition of the event.

December will see the start of a year-long process in the historic center of Guadalajara to phase out horse-drawn carriages for a fleet of faux-19th century electric models, according to Merilyn Gomez Pozos, municipal director of Animal Protection.

Oxxo, in the event you’re not in the habit of looking up from your feet as you walk around Mexico, is the country’s ubiquitous chain of convenience stores, brightly lit temples of fast food and drink staffed by the terminally bored and easily irritated.

“We are the best and only gastronomic zone in the metropolitan area,” crows Fouad Lakhdar. “We have restaurants representing ten different countries here.”

A state police officer assigned to Jalisco’s rapid response unit (FUR) has been recognized for his swift action in saving the life of a one-year-old infant.