The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Eighteen children are able to hear sounds for the first time after being fitted with cochlear implants, surgically implanted electronic devices that provide a sense of sound to a person who is profoundly deaf or severely hard of hearing in both ears.
Jalisco Tourism Secretary Enrique Ramos is supporting moves to make private citizens who rent out rooms, apartments or homes through the website airbnb.com to pay the three-percent state hospitality tax, as do hotels and other established businesses offering accommodation to visitors.
The United States Consular Agency in Puerto Vallarta,
The planned “Cirque du Soleil Theme Park,” set to open in Nuevo Vallarta in 2019, will become one of Mexico’s most outstanding attractions, Daniel Lamarre, director of the famous Canadian circus arts troupe, predicted recently.
Semana Santa (Holy Week) is an important time for relaxation for Mexican people and many businesses will close their doors for the entire week. Schools pack up for a two-week Easter break this Friday and won’t reopen until Monday, April 24.
Tequila Herradura is filling the void left by the Guadalajara Chamber of Commerce and will offer weekend train excursions to its ancient distillery in Amatitan following the Easter (Semana Santa) break.
Anyone purchasing a new motorbike must have a license or have taken a 120-hour course in the appropriate driving skills.
The state of Nayarit has been rocked by the news that its most senior law enforcement official was arrested at the U.S.-Mexico border on suspicion of drug trafficking.
Four of the five men who died in a shootout with state cops near El Molino on March 16 have been identified, Jalisco Attorney General Eduardo Almaguer reported this week.
