The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
At one time, Mexico had an excellent nationwide network of centers – founded in 1988 under the umbrella of the Centro para la Conservación e Investigación de la Vida Silvestre (CIVS) – dedicated to rehabilitating and returning to the wild all sorts of exotic animals which, for one reason or another, found themselves in deep trouble.
When orders to “stay at home as much as possible” reached Pinar de la Venta, I noticed an immediate result, which could be considered peculiar. Suddenly, there were many more people walking up and down our rustic, cobblestone streets than I had ever seen before.
Six years ago I visited Guadalajara’s Colimilla Canyon, located at the northeast end of the city, tracking down rumors of two huge “monos” or statues lurking among the abandoned works of the old hydrolectric plant built in the area back in 1945.
If visitors to Guadalajara can be enticed to leave the city for a day, you can be sure they will head either to Tequila or to Teuchitlán – or to both.
In July 2019, Guadalajara video game studio 1 Simple Game was invited to participate in Google’s Indie Games Accelerator, an event offering special training to a handful of developers selected from around the world.
I live in the rustic community of Pinar de la Venta, located eight kilometers west of Guadalajara at the edge of the Primavera Forest.
Three years ago I heard about an interesting project at Lake Atotonilco – a RAMSAR (protected) wetland located alongside the town of Villa Corona, located 30 kilometers west of Lake Chapala.
