The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Four Mexican citizens were among those killed last Sunday when a gunman opened fire on revelers at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, this country’s foreign ministry has confirmed.
The peso continued its recent downward spiral Tuesday, breaking the 19-peso barrier before settling at 19.41 (Bancomer) on Thursday afternoon.
The Donald doesn’t do irony well, so it seems.
“We’re back!” bellowed Ricardo Anaya Cortes, national president of the right-wing National Action Party (PAN) after last Sunday’s gubernatorial elections in 12 states saw voters turn their backs on the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) in what many pundits are calling a “punishment vote.”
I remember the vivid scene from my days in Palm Springs. At the end of a well-attended convention, I was walking home when convention goers were departing.
With the international news media predictably consumed by atypical political developments north of the border, it may have escaped the notice of many expats in Mexico that this country is also embroiled in a campaign season, which culminates on Sunday, June 5.
The breeze in Guadalajara and around Lake Chapala can be deceptive, making many, especially newcomers and visitors think they have little to fear from the sun.
A relative of Mexican soccer star Alan Pulido has been arrested for allegedly masterminding the kidnapping of the player last weekend.
A full-size replica of the Sistine Chapel, adorned with Michelangelo’s famous frescos, is under construction beside the Monument to the Revolution in Mexico City.
