The U.S. State Department has purchased a plot of land in Guadalajara’s Colonia Monraz upon which a new U.S. Consulate General is expected to be built.

The first prototype design for a new diesel/electric vehicle to replace Guadalajara’s calandrias (horse-drawn carriages) was released this week. The city council has ruled that the age-old tradition is unfair to the horses and is actively looking for a replacement.

Guadalajara’s Zoo has undergone several transformations since opening back in the late 1980s. 

Tlaquepaque city fathers this week opened a new visitor center – the first of its kind in Guadalajara’s popular arts and crafts suburb.

Agatha, one of the orangutans residing at the Guadalajara Zoo, may not get the same appreciation as her human counterparts on May 10 (Mother’s Day in Mexico), but the love and tenderness she shows for her offspring is no less worthy of our respect.

More than 40 female traffic cops are being trained to use mobile speed cameras on the streets and avenues of the metropolitan area and the highways and byways of Jalisco.