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San Juan de los Lagos: a town steeped in religious fervor

The festival of the Virgen de la Candelaria — one of Mexico’s most important religious rituals — takes place at the beginning of next month in San Juan de los Lagos, located 250 kilometers northeast of Guadalajara in the Los Altos region of Jalisco.


‘Chicharito’ signs for the Chivas

As predicted in last week’s edition of this newspaper, the Guadalajara Chivas soccer club has signed its former player Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez, the all-time top goal scorer for the national team.

Señor del Monte fiestas begin Jan. 8

Jocotepec’s 2024 fiestas patronales commenced on Monday, January 8 with the traditional renovation of vows of allegiance to El Señor del Monte led by the town’s ecclesiastical and government authorities.

A Requiem for Beloved Dogs

Popeye had escaped his kennel again. I grabbed a leash from the office at SOS Chapala DOG Rescue (now closed) and set off in pursuit. “That big rascal!” I complained with feigned exasperation.