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Uruguayan poet given FIL literary award

The prestigious 2018 FIL Literary Award in Romance Languages has gone to 94-year-old Uruguayan writer and poet Ida Vitale, who lived in exile in Mexico for ten years following the military takeover in her country in 1974.


Foreign-owned gas stations charging higher prices

Recent reforms to Mexico’s energy sector have seen the arrival of foreign oil companies looking for a foothold in Mexico’s gas station market.

Rains help Tapatios breathe more easily

The repeated flooding caused by the recent rainy spell will have irritated many Guadalajara drivers but there is one upshot from the heavenly deluges.

Toshiba expands presence here

Japanese electronics giant Toshiba this week opened a 38,000-square-foot building in Guadalajara. 

Minerva Beer expands into United States

Guadalajara-based Cerveza Minerva, one of the country’s original craft beers, has sent its first shipment to the United States.

Democrats talk on local TV station

Hector Dueñas and Jude Wallesen, members of the Democrats Abroad Guadalajara chapter, were interviewed live on Canal 44 Thursday, September 6.

Integrity of Agua Azul Park to remain intact

The Jalisco State government  has declared the Agua Azul Park in downtown Guadalajara a Natural Protected Area, meaning that real estate developers will never be able to build on the site.