Mayor thanks the thousands who danced with ‘La Virgen’
Zapopan Mayor Juan José Frangie said that almost 27,000 dancers from scores of groups took part in the 2023 Virgin of Zapopan religious procession held on October 12.
Zapopan Mayor Juan José Frangie said that almost 27,000 dancers from scores of groups took part in the 2023 Virgin of Zapopan religious procession held on October 12.
According to the U.S. National Hurricane Center, as of 6 p.m. Thursday Norma had 120 mph (195 kph) maximum sustained winds and was located about 365 miles (590 kilometers) south-southeast of Cabo San Lucas.
As coastal communities brace for yet another tropical storm (“Norma,” see sidebar), clean-up work continues in the wake of Hurricane Lidia, which pummeled Mexico’s Pacific coast a week ago.
Around 300 restaurants in Jalisco have reopened their designated smoking areas thanks to legal action taken by the National Restaurant Chamber (Canirac), Mario Ávalos, president of the chamber’s Jalisco branch, said this week.
Eduardo Cervantes Aguilar, the former mayor of Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos, was gunned down by an unknown assailant Wednesday, October 18 while seated in his car parked on the side of the Chapala-Guadalajara highway across the road from the entrance to the town.
Cathey Merrill poses next to the display of whimsical clay figures produced by the famed Medrano clan of Tonalá, Jalisco.
Jalisco Health Secretary Fernando Petersen said the SSJ will not be offering the Cuban Abdala and Russian Sputnik Covid-19 vaccines during the winter season but would join any campaign that uses either the Pfizer or Moderna brands that protect against the most recent variants of the virus.