The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
On November 19 of last year, Jalisco expat Cam Honan descended into Mexico’s Barrancas de Cobre to begin an epic trek which lasted for over 20 days, during which he and fellow hiker Justin Lichter walked more than 600 kilometers – the first “through trip” of the Copper Canyon region ever recorded.
Four small dams have been constructed across famed Río Caliente in the Primavera Forest, offering new options to bathers.
In 2012, a casual conversation with yoga master Paul King alerted me to the fact that vast numbers of people—myself included—are inviting dire consequences in the future by spending years working at a laptop with poor posture.
If you like horses, you’ll love Hacienda de Taos, a 110-acre ranch located just 12 kilometers south of Lake Chapala along the way to Concepción de Buenos Aires.
Guadalajara’s Parque Metropolitano is hidden away on the western side of town, wedged between sleepy Ciudad Granja and bustling Plaza Galerías.
Years ago I was told tales about “two stone giants” standing guard over ruins deep inside one of the barrancas of the ubiquitous Santiago River. The exact location of those monos, as people call them, escaped me until yesterday, when my friend Rodrigo Orozco offered to show them to me.
I hesitate to write about the Ajijic area since so many readers of this newspaper are far more knowledgeable about the place than I am. Nevertheless, as a resident of Greater Guadalajara, I occasionally feel obliged to remind Tapatíos of what a treasure the Ribera is.
