The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
In what appears to be a deadly escalation in the violent tactics employed by criminal organizations in Jalisco, four police officers and two civilians died on the evening of Tuesday July 11 when a police convoy was the target of a bomb attack in a semi-populated area of Tlajomulco, the town located 30 kilometers south of Guadalajara centro that is the seat of the large municipality extending into the metropolitan area.
The Plaza de las Americas, the huge plaza in downtown Zapopan facing the Basilica, will play host to a festival celebrating the southern Mexican state of Yucatan, Thursday, July 13 through Sunday, July 16.
Despite some delays, the US$1.4 billion theme park and resort development that was originally set to open in Nuevo Vallarta in 2018 is “continuing to progress,” say its developers, Grupo Vidanta.
Working on an anonymous tip-off, a group of mothers who take it upon themselves to search for missing persons have discovered what could be a clandestine gravesite in the municipality of Tlajomulco containing as many as 50 corpses.
A Jalisco district judge in Tequila has ruled there is sufficient evidence for a man accused of being responsible for the death of at least 11 dogs to face trial.
The drive to obtain a more balanced participation of men and women in Jalisco’s political arena is moving up a gear.
A local witness protection legislation has been put forward by Movimiento Ciudadano (MC) state congressman Higinio del Toro Pérez.
Jalisco will shortly boast 12 “Pueblos Magicos” (Magic Towns), after three new sites were added to the list announced by the federal government this week.
Most basic education students (preschool, primary and secondary) enrolled at Jalisco public schools will be able to start their summer vacations three weeks earlier than the date established in the Ministry of Public Education (SEP) calendar.
