Primavera nightmare

With 110 registered fires and 10,700 hectares damaged, 2021 ranks as the second worst year for the Primavera Forest in three decades.

While in Guadalajara earlier this year to prepare for the Miss Universe contest, Andrea Meza was the victim of an assault, which occurred outside a private hospital as she waited for a valet parking attendant to return her vehicle.

Foreign citizens living in and visiting Guadalajara and the Lake Chapala area are being advised to carry their original immigration documents while traveling on public highways to avoid possible hassles if they are caught by migratory authorities without proof of legal status.

At a time when many cultural happenings—crowded stage presentations, traveling artists, etcetera—are on hold due to the Covid pandemic, Guadalajara’s 24th annual Festival Cultural de Mayo, which normally draws on talent from North and South America and Europe (areas hard hit by the pandemic) is trying a novel approach.

A cargo train passing through the Guadalajara metropolitan area collided with a city bus that, according to its driver, had lost its brakes.

Yet another gruesome crime, allegedly committed by the Jalisco Nueva Generacion Cartel (CJNG) and apparently targeting innocent citizens, has shocked citizens in the state of Jalisco and brought renewed calls for a more concerted response from authorities.