The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Most of us probably know that the Spanish word agua means water. But when someone shouts out “Aguas!,” they are telling you to “watch out,” warning you of some pending danger or inconvenience.
My wife, Susy Ibarra, has been a Spanish teacher for most of her life.
While hiking through the woods one day, I came upon a person crouching in the middle of the trail, examining some small brown mushrooms which had sprouted in the droppings left by a passing cow.
Chiggers, popularly called güinas in Jalisco, are nearly invisible larvae of Trombiculid mites, whose bites result in exceedingly itchy red welts. I last wrote about them in 2011 and it’s time for an update.
Ahualulco is a small town located 55 kilometers west of Guadalajara. Never heard of it, you say?
Not long ago I was contacted by a reader of the Guadalajara Reporter who lives in the United States.
By John Pint
Tres Mujeres is a small tequila distillery conveniently situated alongside Highway 15, just 30 kilometers west of Guadalajara.
