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Public readings of ‘Frankenstein’ on World Book Day

Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” will be read out aloud in a day-long session to be held in the pedestrian corridor – Rambla Cataluña – that runs alongside the Universidad de Guadalajara (UdG) rectory on World Book Day, Saturday, April 23.  The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. 


Hotel chain opens 4th option in metro area

The fourth City Express hotel in the Guadalajara metropolitan area is set for its official inauguration next week. The four-star hotel is situated on the highway to the airport/Chapala at Las Pintitas, just past the El Salto turnoff.  The Guadalajara International Airport is three kilometers away – a five-minute drive to the terminal building.  

Local cops investigated for role in misogynistic music video

Zapopan police are under investigation for appearing in a violent and misogynistic music video by norteño singer Gerardo Ortiz. Three police officers have been temporarily removed from their posts because of their role in the video, which the Mexican government has asked media outlets not to broadcast.

Thousands witness authentic reenactment of Jesus’ final days

Despite temperatures of around 30 degrees Celsius, thousands of spectators turned out to witness the 222nd Judea (Easter Passion Play) held in the Guadalajara suburb of San Martín de las Flores last week.

GDL-Cuernavaca flight launched

A direct flight linking Guadalajara with the charming colonial city of Cuernavaca has opened up for the first time.

Eyeball to eyeball with Mexican hero

The imposing mural of Mexico’s Independence champion Miguel Hidalgo holding the “torch of freedom” that graces the stairwell of the Jalisco Government Palace in downtown Guadalajara

New rules to govern city center’s horse-drawn carriages

The “regulating” mayor of Guadalajara, Enrique Alfaro, has now set his sights on one of the city’s most visible traditions: the horse-drawn carriages (calandrias) that transport tourists around the traffic-clogged streets of the historic center.